Attackers kill 100 civilians in Burkina Faso village raid

Attack took place during the night, targeting residents of the village of Solhan in Yagha province bordering Niger.

Armed assailants have killed about 100 civilians in an overnight attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso. The attackers struck during the night on Friday, killing residents of the village of Solhan in Yagha province bordering Niger, the government said in a statement on Saturday, adding that the attackers also burned homes and a market. It described the attackers as terrorists but no group claimed responsibility.