OUAGADOUGOU, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nineteen people have been killed in a village in the northern district of Arbinda, security officials in Burkina Faso say.
Dozens of armed men are said to have carried out the assault, which took place on a market day.
There have been several attacks in Arbinda in recent months, many carried out by jihadists.
There are also ethnic clashes.
The numerous Islamist militant groups in Burkina Faso have increased their activity over the past few years.
They often target Christian clerics or Muslim imams they don’t consider hard-line enough.
Recent attacks in Burkina Faso:
* May 11: Four foreign hostages – from France, the US and Korea – are freed in Burkina Faso, but a tour guide and two French soldiers are killed in the process
* May 12: Gunmen kill six people including a priest during Mass in a church in Dablo before burning the building down
* May 13: Four Catholics taking part in a procession honouring the Virgin Mary are killed by gunmen in Zimtenga, in the north of the country
* May 6: Armed men kill four Catholic congregants at Sunday Mass in the town of Toulfé. — NNN-AGENCIES
