At least six dead during an attack on a Catholic Church in Burkina Faso

At least six people were found killed this Sunday in an alleged terrorist attack on a Catholic Church in Dablo Department, Burkina Faso, reported security forces quoted by the agency AFP.

"Around 9:00during the mbad, armed individuals entered a Catholic church and began shooting at the congregation ", said the mayor of this city of Sanmatenga province, Ousmane Zongo.

The attackers "managed to immobilize some of the faithful. They killed five people. The priest who celebrated the Mbad also died, bringing to six the number of dead ", expanded.

According to a security source, the attack was conducted by "a group of armed men estimating between twenty and thirty".

"They burned the church, then shops and a maquis [pequeño restaurant o bar]before going to the health center where they searched the premises and burned the vehicle of the head nurse of the post, "added Zongo.

Burkina Faso faces Four years ago, more and more deadly and frequent attacks, attributed to jihadist groups, including Ansarul Islam, the Support Group for Islam and Muslims (GSIM), and the l '. Organization for the Islamic State of the Great Sahara (EIGS).