[Al Jazeera] Thirteen civilians have been killed in ethnic violence in central Burkina Faso
...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president is currently Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and will leave office feet first, one way or the other...
, the government said on Wednesday, echoing a rise in inter-communal conflicts in neighbouring Mali.
Armed men on cycle of violence s descended on the village of Yirgou in Barsalogo district after nightfall on Monday, killing six people, including the village chief, government front man Jean Paul Badoun told Rooters news agency.
The following day, Yirgou villagers - whom largely belong to the Mossi ethnic group - attacked a nearby camp of Fulani nomadic herders, killing seven people in an apparent retaliation, said Badoun. Yirgou residents blamed the herders for sheltering the men who attacked them the day before.
Abdoulaye Pafadnam, mayor of Barsalogo district, said the victims were buried at nightfall on Tuesday, adding that the corpse count may be higher than 13.
"A precarious calm has returned to the village, thanks to the presence of defence and security reinforcements," said Pafadnam.
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