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Pastor, Four Others Killed In Burkina Faso Church Attack

  Five people including a pastor died in an attack on a church in Burkina Faso, security and local sources said Monday in a country … Continue reading Pastor, Four Others Killed In Burkina Faso Church Attack


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Burkina Faso on the map.

 

Five people including a pastor died in an attack on a church in Burkina Faso, security and local sources said Monday in a country which has seen a surge in killings blamed on jihadists.

Sunday’s assault in the small northern town of Silgadji was the first on a church in the impoverished west African nation.

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“Unidentified armed individuals have attacked the Protestant church in Silgadji killing four members of the congregation and the pastor. At least two other people are missing,” a security source told AFP.

AFP