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Two Spanish journalists and an Irish citizen were killed by gunmen in Burkina Faso

A security convoy, which also included foreign nationals, was attacked near a nature reserve in the east of the country.

The government blames "terrorists" for the deadly ambush

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Reuters

Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 18:38

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Three foreign nationals, including two Spanish journalists, were killed during an ambush set up for an illegal hunting tour of Buricana Passo. The attack took place yesterday, and today (Tuesday) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed that two of the country's citizens were killed during the filming of a documentary. "We affirm the worst of all," Sanchez tweeted. The Irish Foreign Office said yesterday that it was aware of reports of an attack and that it was working closely with its international partners.

The government of Burkina Faso has confirmed that four people, including three foreigners, are missing after the ambush set for a convoy in the east of the country, but said the photos of their bodies posted on social media have not yet been verified as their own. One of three local security officials who spoke to Reuters anonymously said a local soldier was also missing.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack on the road leading to the Pama Forest Reserve.

The government said it had not yet identified the gunmen who attacked the convoy, but defined them as terrorists.

The unit attacked is part of a new combined force of army, police and forest inspectors that has undergone half a year of training and has only begun operating in conservation areas around Pama, near the border with Benin and Togo.

Burkina Faso, like most of the Sahel region of West Africa, is experiencing a growing security crisis as groups affiliated with al-Qaeda and ISIS carry out attacks against the military and civilians, despite the support of French and UN forces. Mali and Niger.

Earlier this month, the UN warned that the growing violence in Burkina Faso is accelerating the rapidly growing DPs' crisis in the region.

About three million refugees and displaced persons are scattered throughout the Sahel.

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