Armed men attack gendarmerie post in southwest Burkina Faso

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, August 20 (Infosplusgabon) - The gendarmerie post in the town of Nako in southwestern Burkina Faso was the target of an armed attack on Monday.

 

There were no casualties, we learned from a local security source.

 

"Unidentified armed individuals attacked the gendarmerie brigade. No casualties were recorded, but the building was burned down," said a security source.

 

Armed attacks against security forces and civilian populations are frequent in almost all regions of Burkina Faso.

 

Since 2016, nearly 500 people have been killed in terrorist attacks that have also displaced nearly 250,000 people.

 

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