Gunmen kill 11 police officers in Burkina Faso; 4 missing

Gunmen kill 11 police officers in Burkina Faso; 4 missing
By SAM MEDNICKJune 22, 2021 GMT
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Gunmen ambushed a group of police officers in Burkina Faso, killing at least 11 of them in the deadliest attack of its kind yet in this West African country where extremist violence is escalating.
At least four other officers were missing after Monday’s attack near the town of Barsalogho in the volatile country’s center-north region, Burkina Faso’s security ministry confirmed in a press release Tuesday.
“The violence is getting closer to Barsalogho. We are really concerned,” said Abdoulaye Pafadnam, the town’s mayor.

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