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Two soldiers, five volunteers killed in Burkina attack

A Burkina Faso soldier on patrol. Two Burkina Faso soldiers and five civilian defence volunteers have been killed during an ambush on a military patrol in the restive north of the country, security sources said May 19, 2020. PHOTO | OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT | AFP

By  AFP

Ouagadougou,

Two Burkina Faso soldiers and five civilian defence volunteers have been killed during an ambush on a military patrol in the restive north of the country, security sources said Tuesday.

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