41 people killed in two attacks in Burkina Faso

OUAGADOUGOU, July 1: Fourty one people, including eight soldiers and 33 volunteer militiamen, were killed this week in two terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, the army said in a statement on Friday.

On Tuesday, a military unit was ambushed near Tia in Mouhoun province. The military unit responded and killed more than 30 terrorists, the statement said, adding that eight soldiers were killed and nine others were wounded.