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Gunmen kill six during Catholic mass in Burkina Faso

Despite patrols by the security forces in the east and north of the country, the jihadist attacks have continued

Gunmen killed a priest and five parishioners during mass Sunday in an attack on a Catholic church in Dablo, northern Burkina Faso, security sources and a local official said.

"Towards 9:00 am, during mass, armed individuals burst into the Catholic church," Dablo mayor Ousmane Zongo told AFP. "They started firing as the congregation tried to flee."

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