March 4, 2017 12:09 AM

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Extremists kill 2 in Burkina Faso as schools targeted

<br/><br/>In Burkina Faso, Jihadists on motorbikes killed two people including a school official early today in a village in north Province of Soum. <br/><br/>High Commissioner of Soum province Mohamed Dah said after killing of two people in Kourfayl village the Jihadists went to other villages demanding the closer of schools. <br/><br/>Jihadists had warned weeks ago of attacks if schools didn't close or teach only the Quran.<br/><br/>The Ansaru Islam group, which has links to the Ansar Dine extremist movement in Mali, claimed responsibility for those attacks. <br/><br/>The violence comes as Burkina Faso hosts an international<br/>film festival in Ouagadougou.<br/>'<br/>''''''<br/>

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