In Burkina Faso, an attack was repelled by the armed forces in the Sahel this Sunday, December 24. It was the gendarmerie detachment of Gorgadji, in the province of Séno, which was the target of armed men very early on Sunday. In the response, several terrorists were neutralized and weapons recovered, according to security sources. On the side of the Burkinabè armed forces, there are a few lightly injured, according to the same sources. Two civilians, a woman and a child were injured during the assault.
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Around 5 a.m. on Sunday, men attacked the gendarmerie detachment in the town of Gorgadji. Came in “ large number », aboard several vehicles and motorcycles and heavily armed, according to the national gendarmerie.
Their intention, according to a security source: to take control of the detachment.
But the communications department of the Burkinabè gendarmerie affirms that the attack was “ vigorously » pushed back by the gendarmes and the Volunteers for the Defense of the Fatherland (VDP) of the commune.
The national gendarmerie speaks of “ more than ten bodies of terrorists » recorded at the scene of the fighting, as well as a large batch of combat equipment seized: machine guns, rocket launchers, Kalashnikovs, ammunition, as well as motorcycles, two-way radios and mobile phones.
On the side of the armed forces, “ some minor injuries » are recorded. Two civilians, a woman and a child were also shot and injured.
According to the national gendarmerie, they are taken care of by the medical staff of the detachment.
Reinforcements have been sent to the site and search operations are underway.
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