Bloody Christmas in Burkina Faso after bus explosion
2022.12.26 15:23
Bloody Christmas in Burkina Faso after bus explosion
By Tiffany Smith
Budrigannews.com – On Christmas Day, a passenger bus triggered a landmine in eastern Burkina Faso, killing at least 10 people and injuring five more, the government said in a statement on Monday.
The bus was heading to Kantchari, a border town near Niger, from the market town of Fada N’Gourma, which is about 220 kilometers (136 miles) from Ouagadougou, the capital.
The attack occurred in a region where the government is fighting insurgents affiliated with al Qaeda in north Africa and Islamic State. No one has claimed responsibility for it.
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In Burkina Faso, the insurgents own substantial portions of the country. More than 2,000 people have been killed and nearly 2 million people have been displaced as a result of their raids and blockades of several towns in the north and eastern parts of the country since 2015.
