Armed men attack parishioners during a Catholic procession in Burkina Faso, killing four and destroying a statue of the Virgin Mary, church officials say
Unidentified armed men, who on Monday stopped a group of worshipers during a Catholic parade in the remote village of Zimtenga, in the Kongoussi area of the country's northwest, set children free but killed four adults. They then burned a statue of the Virgin Mary, Paul Ouédraogo, president of the Episcopal Conference of Burkina Faso and Niger told CNN.
In April, five churchgoers, including a pastor, were killed in a deadly attack by armed men in Silgadji town.Escalating attacks by armed Islamist groups have forced tens of thousands to flee their villages this year, Human Rights Watch said in a recent report.Two soldiers killed in French-led rescue of four hostages in Burkina FasoFrench forces last week freed four hostages, including an American and South Korean, in a rescue operation in Burkina Faso that saw two soldiers killed.
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