According to security sources, at least 100 people were killed in the night of June 4-5 in an attack on the village of Solhan, located in the Sahel region, north of Burkina Faso. The attackers also burned down houses and markets.
as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya Boudani
It was around two o’clock when armed people entered the village of Solhan, according to security sources. The attack, which was launched by many armed men, first targeted the post of volunteers for the defense of the fatherland, the civilian aid workers of the armed forces in the fight against terrorism. Then she went against the houses, explains our source.
Another source speaks of a “very heavy” balance sheet. “One hundred bodies have been found regardless of age at the moment,” she says. However, this assessment is preliminary: this Saturday afternoon, the research will continue.
The attack also left several injured. Several houses as well as the village market were set on fire by the attackers.
President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré advocated a 72-hour national mourning ceremony this Saturday. He makes sure that the defense and security forces work hard to find and neutralize the perpetrators of “this heinous act”.
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