Provisional death toll rises to 79 as search for victims is hampered by fears of booby traps
Burkina Faso says 29 more bodies have been found following, raising the provisional death toll to 79, and that the search for still more victims is being hampered by fears of booby-trapped devices planted “by terrorists to mine the site”.
“They only aimed at men. They went from shop to shop, sometimes torching it. They opened fire on anyone who tried to run away. They stayed in the town all night,” said the man, who had fled to Dori, the nearest large town. The latest massacre sparked grief and hand-wringing but also calls for stronger commitment in the fight against the jihadists and an appeal for civilians to be armed.
“It is better to die defending one’s lands, weapon in hand, than to be a victim of this barbarism in absolute impotence.”
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