Sanmatenga attacks
The Sanmatenga attacks occurred on 8 September 2019 in the Sanmatenga Province, Burkina Faso. In the Barsalogho Department a vehicle transporting people and goods, that was returning from a market, drove over an improvised explosive device (IED). 15 passengers were killed and six were injured in the IED attack. Most of the victims were traders. Meanwhile, around 50 km to the east, a convoy with vans carrying provisions for people displaced by fighting was attacked by gunmen. In this attack, 14 people were killed. It is unknown who carried out this attacks.
Sanmatenga attacks | |
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Part of the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |
Location | Sanmatenga Province, Burkina Faso |
Date | 8 September 2019 |
Target | Tradesmen |
Attack type | Bombing, shooting |
Deaths | 29 |
Injured | 6 |
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