Thirty-five civilians killed in convoy blast in Burkina Faso

Governor of the Sahel region in restive north says military-led convoy carrying supplies was hit by improvised explosive device

At least 35 civilians have been killed and 37 wounded when a convoy carrying supplies in Burkina Faso's jihadist-hit north struck an improvised explosive device, the governor of the Sahel region has said.

The landlocked African state is in the grip of a seven-year insurgency that has claimed more than 2,000 lives and forced 1.9 million people to leave their homes.