Al-Qaeda-linked militants kill up to 300 people in Burkina Faso’s ‘worst terrorist attack’
Militants linked to al-Qaeda have claimed responsibility for massacring as many as 300 people in Burkina Faso in what is thought to be the country’s worst terrorist attack.
Gunmen opened fire on civilians and soldiers who were digging trenches for use by the army in Barsalogho commune, in Sanmatenga Province.
Unverified videos, claimed to be of the aftermath, showed bodies piled around the unfinished trenches.
JNIM – Qaeda linked group seems to have caused ~200 deaths and 140 injured in Barsalogho -Burkina Faso, this happened during the weekend while Villagers were assisting security forces in digging trenches to defend security outposts and villages pic.twitter.com/xBnaepeJOf
— Mo Ghaoui (@moghaoui) August 26, 2024
Tweet Translation – An Islamist attack during Sunday mass leaves 26 Catholics dead in Burkina Faso.
200 dead and 140 injured this weekend in a massacre perpetrated by Islamic terrorists in Burkina Faso.
Un atentado islamista mientras se celebraba la misa del domingo deja 26 católicos muertos en Burkina Faso.
200 muertos y 140 heridos este fin de semana en una masacre perpetrado por terroristas islámicos en Burkina Faso.
No, no somos lo mismo. No, no es un caso aislado. pic.twitter.com/b4ElIIp8my
— Universitarios Católicos (@UniCatolicos_es) August 27, 2024
