Forty-six people were killed in central-northern Burkina Faso this week after a suspected jihadist attack triggered ethnic clashes, the government said on Friday.
Authorities initially said 13 died in violence in Yirgou village in Barsalogo district on Tuesday and Wednesday, but a government spokesman said the toll had increased to 46.
"It started with a terrorist attack in Yirgou that killed seven people including the village chief," said spokesman Remis Fulgance Dandjinou.
"People pursuing the terrorists carried out a number of acts which led... to 46 victims being identified today, including the seven killed by terrorists."
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