25 Feb 2024
Church attack leaves 15 people dead in Burkina Faso

Church attack leaves 15 people dead in Burkina Faso

At least 15 people have been confirmed dead in an armed attack on a church in northern Burkina Faso.
Church officials in Burkina Faso have described the February 25, 2024 incident as a "terrorist" attack. / Photo: AP

At least 15 civilians were killed and two others injured during a "terrorist" attack on a Catholic church during Sunday mass in northern Burkina Faso, a senior church official said.

"We bring to your attention a terrorist attack which the Catholic community of Essakane village was the victim of today, February 25, while they were gathered for Sunday prayer," the vicar of the Dori diocese, Jean-Pierre Sawadogo, said in a statement sent to AFP.

The provisional toll was 15 killed, two wounded, he added.

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