Attack in Burkina Faso, 14 dead in attack on Protestant church

2021-04-29T15:47:40.680Z

At least 14 people have died in an attack on a Protestant church in eastern Burkina Faso, a region targeted several times by Islamists this year. The government reported this, stating that "unidentified gunmen" attacked the religious building during Sunday mass in the town of Hantoukoura, near the border with Niger. The soldiers are on the hunt for those responsible, who fled after having made "14 dead and many wounded". Attacks in Burkina Faso, which borders Niger and Mali, began in the north but then spread to the east and west of the country in 2018; the capital itself was hit three times. According to the UN, about 500 thousand inhabitants have been forced to leave their homes due to the violence. Former French colony,Two thirds inhabited by Muslims and one third Christian, Burkina Faso has had to face an intensification of attacks in the last year.