Six shot dead in 'terror attack' in Burkina Faso

Six people were shot dead on Monday by police in eastern Burkina Faso during a "terrorist attack" on a security patrol, security sources said.

An officer was also wounded in the incident at about 0500 GMT near Bougui, about 10 kilometres (6 miles) from Fada N'Gourma, the main town in the Eastern Region administrative area, a source said.

"A patrol team of the territorial gendarmerie brigade of Fada N'Gourma was ambushed in the village of Bougui," a security source told AFP.

"The terrorists opened fire at the convoy, damaging the lead vehicle."