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· Dablo, Burkina Faso
Mass shooting during Mass in Dablo
Catholic parish, Dablo
- Killed
- 6
- Injured
- 0
- Structures
- 0
- Denomination
- Catholic
Armed men interrupted Sunday Mass in Sanmatenga Province, executed Father Siméon Yampa and five parishioners, and burned the church and nearby shops.
The killing was part of a wider jihadist campaign across Burkina Faso’s north that has emptied parishes and displaced priests.
Source: Reuters · Open report
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