At least 6 people killed in attack on Church in Burkina Faso's east - Reports
Moscow, May 12 (Sputnik/UNI) At least six people, including a priest, were killed as a result of an attack on a church during Sunday mass in the eastern part of Burkina Faso, local media reported.
According to LeFaso news portal, several armed men killed five parishioners and the priest and then set the church on fire.
The identities of the attackers are yet to be established, the news outlet added.
In late April, six people, including two church personnel, were killed in an attack on a church in the country's northern region of Sahel.
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