At least 20 killed in raids on villages in N Burkina Faso

Armed men attacked three villages early on Thursday in the country's northern Yatenga province, France 24 reported.

"Yesterday at around 5 am (local and GMT), armed groups attacked the villages of Pelle, Zanna, and Nongfaire", a local resident said on Friday.

There were "many others injured", the resident added.

Since 2015, insecurity in the West African country has claimed many lives and displaced thousands of others.

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