OUAGADOUGOU, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Two civilians were killed as an improvised explosive device on Tuesday exploded their tumbrel in Burkina Faso.
"Two villagers on board a tumbrel lost their lives in an explosion after the tumbrel hit an improvised explosive device" at the village of Bognori in Yagha province, a security source told Xinhua.
On Monday, unidentified gunmen ambushed a squad composed of gendarmes and defense volunteers in the eastern province of Gourma.
The latest toll established 9 dead, comprised of three gendarmes and six defense volunteers, and at least seven others were injured.
Since 2015, Burkina Faso has been facing a worsening security situation with terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of over a thousand people and displaced thousands of others. Enditem
