(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Terrorist attack on a military escort mission left 15 soldiers
dead in northern Burkina Faso, the army said in a statement,
Trend reports
citing Xinhua .
According to the statement, the attack targeted an escort
mission being conducted by a military unit on the road from
Bourzanga to Djibo, in the Centre-North region.
One of the vehicles of the convoy carrying combatants hit an
improvised explosive device near Namsiguia district in Bam
province, in the Centre-North region, the army said. A second
device was activated remotely, causing a number of casualties,
while rescue and security operations were being carried out.
'The toll of the two blasts stood at 15 militaries killed and
another injured. Material damage was also recorded,' the army said,
adding that security operations were ongoing in the area.
Security in Burkina Faso has worsened since 2015 as attacks have
killed more than 1,000 people and displaced more than 1.9 million
others in the West African nation.
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