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At least 50 civilians killed in suspected jihadist raid on Burkina Faso village

File photo of a village in northern Burkina Faso. © Michele Cattani, AFP

At least 50 civilians have died in an attack by suspected jihadists on a village in northern Burkina Faso, government spokesman Lionel Bilgo said on Monday, describing the killings as a revenge attack.

"The army has so far found 50 bodies" after the village of Seytenga was attacked overnight Saturday, Bilgo said, adding that the toll "may rise."

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