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37 dead in attack on mine convoy in Burkina Faso: regional governor
An attack on a convoy transporting local employees of Canadian mining company Semafo in Burkina Faso left 37 people
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- An attack on a convoy transporting local employees of Canadian mining company Semafo in Burkina Faso left 37 people dead.
- Saidou Sanou, the governor of Est Region.
OUAGADOUGOU: An attack on a convoy transporting local employees of Canadian mining company Semafo in Burkina Faso left 37 people dead and 60 wounded on Wednesday, a regional governor said.
Saidou Sanou, the governor of Est Region, said in a statement that the ambush by "unidentified armed individuals" took place on Wednesday morning. Mine owner Semafo Inc. had earlier reported that several people had been killed.
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