33 civilians killed in Burkina Faso attack

OUAGADOUGOU, May 14, 2023 (Net) – Thirty-three civilians were killed in an attack in western Burkina Faso, the governor of the Boucle du Mouhoun region announced on Saturday.
“On the evening of Thursday, May 11 at around 5:00 pm (1700 GMT), the village of Youlou in the de-partment of Cheriba, Mouhoun province suffered a cowardly and barbaric terrorist attack,” Babo Pierre Bassinga said in a statement that said 33 civilians had died.