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Armed group in northern Burkina Faso kills 30 civilians and soldiers

Attacks by an armed group in northern Burkina Faso killed 11 civilians, 15 soldiers and four members of a government-backed civilian militia on Wednesday, the defense ministry said in a statement.
The unidentified assailants struck villages near the town of Markoye on the border with Niger around midday and then attacked security forces responding to the raids, the ministry said.