President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has confirmed fourteen
church-goers were shot dead in an attack on a Protestant church during Sunday
services in eastern Burkina Faso.
The identity of the gunmen was not immediately clear and
further details on the attack had yet to emerge. Burkinabe armed forces were
caring for the wounded and searching the area, the government said in a
statement.
Confirming the attack, President Roch Marc Christian Kabore
said that he condemned "the barbaric attack" in the town of
Hantoukoura. He said 14 people were killed and several people were also
wounded.
Kabore offered his "deepest condolences to the bereaved
families" and wished "a speedy recovery to the wounded."
According to Aljazeera, the attack took place in the village
of Hantoukoura near the border with Niger in the Est Region, an area known for
banditry that has come under attack over the past year from groups with
suspected links to al-Qaeda and ISIL.
More than 700 people have been killed in Islamist unrest
since fighting spilled across the border from Mali, according to an AFP count.
