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Burkina Faso: Roadside bomb kills children on bus
[DW] More than a dozen civilians have died after a bus hit an improvised bomb in northern Burkina Faso...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president is currently Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and will leave office feet first, one way or the other... . Most of those who were killed were students who were reportedly on the way back from a school break. At least 14 people died and four were seriously maimed on Saturday when a roadside kaboom blew up a bus in northern Burkina Faso, the government said. Many of those who died were children who were returning to school after the end-of-year break, security sources told news agency Agence La Belle France-Presse. The government statement said that seven students were among the dead, but did not provide their ages. "The government strongly condemns this cowardly and barbaric act which aims to damage people's morale," the statement said. EXTREMISTS GAINING GROUND The bus hit the improvised bomb in the province of Sourou, near the border with neighboring Mali, where murderous Moslems linked to al-Qaeda and the "Islamic State  ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... " groups have increased attacks. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but violence in Burkina Faso has spilled over from Mali, with At least 500,000 people have been displaced by the violence and insecurity in Burkina Faso. The incident follows an attack on December 24 when forces of Evil killed 35 mostly female civilians after attacking a military outpost in the province of Soum. The festivities also killed around 87 murderous Moslems and local security forces. Related: Burkina Faso: 2019-12-29 Islamic State claims responsibility for Burkina Faso attack Burkina Faso: 2019-12-27 14 dead in Niger after Islamic militants attack convoy Burkina Faso: 2019-12-26 'Christmas celebrations cancelled' as Burkina Faso mourns attack victims Related: Sourou: 2019-12-02 Syrian Army retakes all lost areas after launching big counter-offensive in SE Idlib on Sunday, 69 dead Sourou: 2019-01-01 Burkina Faso: Islamist attacks prompt state of emergency Sourou: 2011-04-13 Tunisians fear rights backslide Posted by: trailing wife 2020-01-05 |
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