An anti-poaching patrol, accompanied by trainers and Western journalists, was attacked on Monday April 26 in eastern Burkina Faso, leaving three wounded and four missing: two Spaniards, an Irishman and a Burkinabé, AFP learned from sources. local and secure.
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The patrol, made up of soldiers, foresters, trainers and Western journalists,
"was the target of an attack on the Fada N'Gourma-Pama axis"
, according to a local official, who specified that
"the provisional assessment reports three people injured, four missing ”
.
The attack was confirmed by security sources, one of them claiming that the missing Westerners
"are two Spaniards and an Irishman, all training journalists working on behalf of an NGO working for the protection of the environment. "
.