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Six People Killed in Attack on Mining Convoy in Burkina Faso - Military
Six People Killed in Attack on Mining Convoy in Burkina Faso - Military
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - At least six people were killed in a militant attack on a convoy belonging to a gold mine in the province of Tapoa in eastern Burkina Faso... 27.08.2022, Sputnik International
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The incident occurred on Friday, when a Boungou mine convoy got attacked near the rural commune of Nadiabonli.The convoy vehicles were attacked on the night from Thursday to Friday, after they left the Boungou mine along with other maintenance vehicles, to help a supply convoy that had several vehicles stuck in the mud. After maintenance work was completed, five cars were left behind the convoy without military escort.
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Six People Killed in Attack on Mining Convoy in Burkina Faso - Military
23:41 GMT 27.08.2022 (Updated: 11:37 GMT 23.11.2022) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - At least six people were killed in a militant attack on a convoy belonging to a gold mine in the province of Tapoa in eastern Burkina Faso, the country's Armed Forces said.
The incident occurred on Friday, when a Boungou mine convoy got attacked near the rural commune of Nadiabonli.
"Six civilian deaths were reported and two injured," the military said in a statement on Saturday.
The convoy vehicles were attacked on the night from Thursday to Friday, after they left the Boungou mine along with other maintenance vehicles, to help a supply convoy that had several vehicles stuck in the mud. After maintenance work was completed, five cars were left behind the convoy without military escort.
