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KOULPÉLOGO, Burkina Faso (LifeSiteNews) – Eight Christians attending a baptism in Burkina Faso were killed by Islamic terrorists this week according to national media reports in the west African nation.
Jihadists attacked the rural Sandiaba village in the eastern province of Koulpélogo on Monday morning, shooting eight dead at the baptism, while no information emerged on any injured victims of the attack.
A local resident told media that “the victims were attending a baptism ceremony when armed individuals burst into the scene at around 9am (local and GMT), shooting several people.”
AIB Media reports that the Burkinabe army later killed 22 terrorists in southwest Burkina Faso on Monday, destroying three bases and seizing weapons, ammunition and drugs.
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Before that, the northern province of Bam saw two attacks on Sunday, one of which involved a vehicle carrying women being hit with explosives, leaving six dead and two injured.
Some 1.8 million people have been displaced since attacks by groups linked to Islamic State and al Qaeda began in
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