{"id":24737,"date":"2021-10-30T05:30:06","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T00:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=24737"},"modified":"2021-10-30T00:29:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T19:29:54","slug":"burkina-rebels-hit-mine-convoys-kill-at-least-one-soldier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/burkina-rebels-hit-mine-convoys-kill-at-least-one-soldier\/","title":{"rendered":"Burkina rebels hit mine convoys, kill at least one soldier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ouagadougou, Oct 29 (AFP\/APP):Burkino Faso rebels on Friday attacked two mining convoys, killing at least one soldier and wounding another in the north and east of the country, security sources told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>A convoy travelling under military escort was hit by an explosive device in eastern Tapoa province, one of the sources said, adding: &#8220;One soldier was killed and another injured.&#8221;<br \/>\nIn the northern region of Sahel, unidentified gunmen &#8220;attacked a convoy from the Essakane (gold) mine&#8221; on the road to Dori, the main town, the source said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Four people are missing and four vehicles, including three buses, were set on fire,&#8221; the source said.<br \/>\nAnother security source confirmed the second attack, saying it was carried out by &#8220;six pairs (of assailants) on motorbikes who intercepted the convoy at around 8 am&#8221;.<br \/>\nA hunt is underway for the attackers and the missing people, the person said.<\/p>\n<p>Burkina Faso has been facing increasingly frequent and deadly attacks by jihadist groups affiliated to al-Qaeda or the so-called Islamic State, targeting civilians and soldiers since 2015.<br \/>\nThe violence, sometimes mixed with inter-communal conflicts, has left around 2,000 people dead and forced 1.4 million people to flee their homes.<\/p>\n<p>The sources also said that on Thursday two gendarmes were killed in an attack on a checkpoint in the northern province of Oudalan, without giving further details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ouagadougou, Oct 29 (AFP\/APP):Burkino Faso rebels on Friday attacked two mining convoys, killing at least one soldier and wounding another in the north and east of the country, security sources told AFP. 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