Ouagadougou, Jun 2 (Prensa Latina) The Burkina Faso Army reported that it has killed 50 alleged extremists in the north of the country, who were part of a force that ambushed a military guard protecting a food convoy.
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Two civilians and 50 "terrorists" were killed on Wednesday during a "complex ambush" against the military escort of a food convoy in northern Burkina Faso, the army general staff said in a statement on Thursday.
Two civilians and at least 50 "terrorists" were killed in jihadist-hit northern Burkina Faso when a food convoy being escorted by troops was ambushed, the armed forces said on Thursday.