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UN calls for 'impartial' investigation after 28 killed in Burkina Faso

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called for an investigation after 28 bodies were discovered in northwest Burkina Faso. © Denis Balibouse, Reuters

The UN rights chief called Saturday on the transitional authorities in jihadist-hit Burkina Faso to swiftly and transparently probe the killing of 28 people whose bodies were found last weekend.

Volker Turk welcomed that authorities had said they would investigate after the bodies were discovered in the northwest of the country.

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