Several hundred people protested in southeastern Burkina Faso Saturday against what they described as the government has left them to their own devices to fend off deadly jihadist attacks.
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KAYA, Burkina Faso (AP) Three protesters were injured by French soldiers in the town of Kaya in Burkina Faso Saturday during the third day of a civilian blockade against a French military convoy en route to Niger, several protesters said.
"France has to leave, together with its weapons - that s it. That s what we want. We don t need the French army. We are capable of attacking the jihadists, we don t need the French army." Mahamadou Lamin, protester and resident of Kaya