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Scores of women and children were among the dead in the attacks on Friday. More than one million people have so far fled the violence.

The local market and several homes were also burned down in the area toward the border of Niger. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

At least 100 killed by gunmen in attack on Burkina Faso village At least 100 people have been killed by gunmen in a "barbaric" attack on a village in Burkina Faso, the countrys deadliest in years, authorities have said. © Imagebridge Soldiers on patrol in the Sahel region, Burkina Faso, in 2019. File pic The local market and several homes in Solhan - a northern village in Yagha province bordering Niger, in the Sahel region of Africa - were also burned down, government spokesman Ousseni Tambo...

At least 100 people have been killed by gunmen in a "barbaric" attack on a village in Burkina Faso, the country's deadliest in years, authorities have said.

Gunmen killed at least 100 people in a northern Burkina Faso village, the government said Saturday, in what was the country’s deadliest attack in years.

Gunmen killed people in a northern village in what was the West African countrys deadliest attack in years. President Roch Marc Christian Kabore called the killings "barbaric."

Burkina Faso govt says at least 100 civilians killed in deadliest terrorist attacks since 2015

The attack took place Friday evening in Solhan village, in the Sahel’s Yagha province, government spokesman Ousseni Tamboura said in a statement blaming jihadists.

Burkina Faso govt says at least 100 civilians die in attack by Sam Mednick, The Associated Press Posted Jun 5, 2021 9:11 am EDT Last Updated Jun 5, 2021 at 9:14 am EDT NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Gunmen killed at least 100 people in a northern Burkina Faso village, the government said Saturday, in what was the country’s deadliest attack in years. The attack took place Friday evening in Solhan village, in the Sahel’s Yagha province, government spokesman Ousseni Tamboura said in a statement blamin...

Sam Mednick June 05, 2021 - 6:48 AM NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Gunmen killed at least 100 people in a northern Burkina Faso village, the government said Saturday, in what was the country’s deadliest attack in years. The attack took place Friday evening in Solhan village, in the Sahel’s Yagha province, government spokesman Ousseni Tamboura said in a statement blaming jihadists. The local market and several homes were also burned down in the area toward the bo...