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'Fatalities' in Burkina Faso attack on Canadian mine convoy: company

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AFP Montreal

An attack on a Canadian mining convoy busing local employees and others to the Boungou gold mine in Burkina Faso has left several people dead, mine owner SEMAFO Inc. said Wednesday.

The military-escorted buses were approximately 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the mine when they were ambushed, resulting in "several fatalities and injuries," the company said in a statement.

 

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First Published: Nov 07 2019 | 1:05 AM IST

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