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Burkina Faso says 28 soldiers, civilians killed in rebel attacks

Burkina Faso soldiers hold portraits as they stand in front of the coffins of 27 soldiers killed in an attack by armed fighters in the north of the country in October, 2022 [File: Vincent Bado/Reuters]

At least 28 people, including soldiers and civilians, have been killed in two attacks by armed assailants in Burkina Faso, a regional governor and the army said in separate statements.

The army said on Monday that a combat unit in Falagountou, in the north of the country near its border with Niger, came under attack and that 10 soldiers, two fighters of the volunteer force and a civilian were killed.

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