Ouagadougou-Sana
The death toll in Burkina Faso as a result of two terrorist attacks rose today to 138 civilians, the deadliest in this country since 2015.
And the BBC quoted a security source as saying: "Gunmen launched an attack this morning in Salhan in Yaga province, in the north of the country."
The government confirmed in a statement that the civilian victims were killed indiscriminately at the hands of terrorists, and that several houses and a market in the village of Salhan were burned.
In a message of condolences to the families of the victims, Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kabore condemned the "barbaric and outrageous attack," adding: "We must remain united and united against the dark forces."
In turn, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his "outrage" at this massacre of civilians.
"The Secretary-General is outraged by the killing of more than 100 civilians, including seven children, early today in an attack by unknown assailants," his spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said in a statement.
The government decided to declare 72 hours of national mourning and confirmed that the army and security forces are working to neutralize these terrorists and bring calm to the country.
The attack came in the wake of another attack late yesterday evening that targeted the village of Tadriyat in the same area, during which more than 14 people were killed, including a number of members of groups supporting the army.
The two attacks come a week after two other attacks in the same area, killing four people.