This was reported by the AFP agency, citing a statement by the Governor of the Sahel region, Rodolphe Sorgo.

“One of the vehicles in said convoy, carrying civilians, exploded on contact with an improvised explosive device,” he said.

The incident occurred between the cities of Djibo and Burzanga.

Earlier it became known that in the Turkish Gaziantep 15 people were killed in an accident with a bus.