Burkina Faso church attack: At least five killed including priest, his two sons

  29 April 2019    Read: 2125
  Burkina Faso church attack:  At least five killed including priest, his two sons

At least five people have been killed, including a priest, following an reported attack on a protestant church in Burkina Faso.

The victims were gunned down around noon on Sunday, after armed men arrived on motorbikes and entered the building towards the end of a service.

The attackers shot their guns into the air before killing their victims.

At least two people are missing, according to a security source who spoke to the AFP news agency.

The priest’s two sons were killed alongside him in the attack, according to BBC Africa.


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