At least six people, including children, were killed on Saturday evening by the explosion of an artisanal device as their cart passed through a region of northern Burkina Faso facing jihadist attacks, sources learned on Sunday. safe and local. “A cart driven by a group of children exploded on an artisanal device yesterday Saturday, around 5 pm. The provisional toll is six dead and four injured, ”said a security source.
“The wounded were evacuated to the CHR (Regional Hospital Center) in Ouahigouya. A (military) team was sent on site to find out and secure the area, ”said this source. The victims are "almost all children returning from pasture with their animals" when their cart jumped "on the mine", according to a resident of Ouahigouya.
Regular jihadist attacks
Burkina Faso, particularly the northern and eastern regions, is facing jihadist attacks which have left more than 1,000 dead and around a million displaced since 2015. Attacks with improvised explosive devices have multiplied there since. 2018 claiming the lives of nearly 200 people - civilians and military. These attacks are often coupled with ambushes.
Jihadist violence in the Sahel, often interwoven with inter-community conflicts, which has killed more than 4,000 people in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, according to the UN.
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