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Militant attack kills 35 civilians in north Burkina Faso: president

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AFP Ouagadougou

A jihadist attack Tuesday on a military base and a town in northern Burkina Faso killed 35 civilians, most of them women, President Roch Marc Christian Kabore said on Twitter.

The army earlier said the morning attack on Arbinda town had left seven soldiers, several civilians and 80 militants dead, in the latest jihadist violence to hit the country.

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First Published: Dec 25 2019 | 5:00 AM IST

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