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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mark Banchereau

Burkina Faso put civilians at 'unnecessary risk' during militant attack, rights group says

Burkina Faso HRW Report - (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Burkina Faso's government unnecessarily exposed civilians to danger during a militant attack earlier this year, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Tuesday.

In August, at least 100 villagers were killed by fighters from a militant group linked to al-Qaida in central Burkina Faso, in one of the deadliest attacks this year in the conflict-battered West African nation.

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