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35 Killed as Roadside Bomb Hits Burkina Faso Convoy

HeadlineSep 06, 2022

Burkina Faso’s government says at least 35 civilians were killed and more than three dozen injured Monday after a military vehicle struck a roadside bomb north of the capital. Fighting between rebels linked to the Islamic State and the government has increased since January, when Burkina Faso’s army deposed President Roch Kaboré and installed Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba as leader.

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