UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned a militant attack on a village in Burkina Faso that has killed more than 100 people. This was announced by the official representative of the head of the world organization Stefan Dujarric.
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – June 06, 2021 – International News
“The Secretary-General is outraged by the morning killing of more than 100 civilians, including seven children, during an attack by unidentified militants in Yaga province, Sahel region of Burkina Faso <…> Guterres strongly condemns this horrific attack,” he said.
Dujarric added that the UN Secretary-General also pointed to the need to strengthen the support of the international community in the fight against extremist violence and unacceptable human casualties.
Earlier, Reuters reported, citing African authorities, that at least 132 people had been killed and 40 injured in a militant attack on the village of Solhan in northeastern Burkina Faso. The attackers set fire to houses and the local market. AFP reported at least 138 deaths. The government has declared 72 hours of national mourning.
Burkina Faso is located in West Africa, with a population of about 16 million people. In 1960, the country declared independence from France. Military coups have taken place in Burkina Faso several times, the last of which took place in 2015. Despite the successful seizure of power, the military met with no popular support and returned power to the caretaker government a week later.
Terrorist attacks often take place in the country. Thus, in January 2019, the village of Sikri in Sumy province was attacked, killing ten people. In May of that year, unknown gunmen attacked a Catholic church in the north of the country and killed six, and in December, a militant attack killed 35 civilians and seven security personnel.
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