The number of civilians killed in an armed attack in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso has increased to 86.
In the statement made by the government, it was recorded that the bodies of 7 more people who lost their lives in the attack carried out by unidentified people in the Seytenga district on the night of Saturday to Sunday were found and the number of dead reached 86 from 79.
11 gendarmes lost their lives in the terrorist attack in Seytenga district on 9 June.
Al-Qaeda and Daesh-linked terrorist groups in neighboring Mali have been carrying out frequent attacks in the north and east of Burkina Faso since 2015.
According to government data, 2,000 people, 600 of whom were security forces, were killed in the attacks from 2015 to December 2021. (AA)