16 dead in an attack against a mosque in Burkina Faso

At least 16 people died and two were injured Friday night in an attack on a mosque in Psalms i, located about twenty kilometers from Gorom-Gorom, Odalan province, north of Burkina Faso, security sources reported on Saturday. local.

"Armed individuals attacked the great mosque of Salmosi" causing "at least 16 deaths," a security source told AFP.

"Thirteen people died during the attack and another 3 died hours later because of serious injuries," he said.

He said that "two other injured are in critical condition."

An inhabitant of Gorom-Gorom, contacted from Ouagadougou, confirmed the attack and said that Salmosi residents fled to Gorom-Gorom.

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• Burkina Faso
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