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Gunmen kill six in Burkina Faso Catholic Church: sources

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AFP Ouagadougou

Gunmen killed a priest and five other people during mass Sunday in an attack on a Catholic Church in Dablo, northern Burkina Faso, security sources and local official said.

"Towards 9.00 am, during mass, armed individuals burst into the Catholic Church," the mayor of Dablo, Ousmane Zongo, told AFP. "They started firing as the congregation tried to flee.

 

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First Published: May 12 2019 | 8:36 PM IST

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