By Alaattin Dogru
DAKAR, Senegal,(AA): At least 36 civilians were killed in terrorist attacks in northern Burkina Faso, local media reported Tuesday.
Terrorists attacked Nagraogo village Monday, killing 32 people, and burned the market there to the ground. They then attacked Alamou village and killed four more people.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
President Roch Marc Kabore declared two days of national mourning as of Wednesday.
The Burkina parliament on Tuesday adopted unanimously a law allowing for the recruitment of local volunteers in the fight against terrorists.
On December 25, terrorists killed 35 civilians, 31 of them women, in an attack on a military base and a town in Burkina Faso, officials say.killed 35 civilians, 31 of them women, in an attack on a military base and a town in Burkina Faso, officials say.
They say seven soldiers and 80 militants were also killed as the army repelled Tuesday’s attack in Arbinda, in northern Soum province.
Last December, a state of emergency was declared in several northern regions of the country, giving security forces extra powers to search homes and restrict freedom of movement.
Originally scheduled to remain in effect until Jan. 12, it has been extended for an additional year.
Since 2015, about 700 people have been killed and 560,000 displaced.
*Writing by Gozde Bayar
Additional report by The Muslim News
[Map of Burkina Faso By US Central Intelligence Agency/World Factbook/Creative Commons]
