Article 5NGXP Jihadist attack in Burkina Faso kills 80 people

Jihadist attack in Burkina Faso kills 80 people

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Agence France-Presse in Ouagadougou
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Death toll from the assault near northern town of Gorgadji leaves 59 civilians dead, along with six militiamen and 15 military police

Burkina Faso's president has declared three days of national mourning after suspected jihadists killed 80 people, including 59 civilians, in an attack in the north of the country.

The attack was the latest bloodshed in an area with high levels of Islamist violence.

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