October 7, 2018 12:35 PM

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Security forces killed in Burkina Faso blasts

<span style="color: #222222;">In Burkina Faso, six police officers were killed in an ambush with an improvised explosive device in northern part of the country, while another member of the security force died in a blast in the country's east. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Security sources told AFP that the first attack took place on a police convoy in the town of Solle near the border with Mali. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Separately, one member of the Burkina Faso security forces was killed yesterday and another was injured when a similar device exploded in the eastern town of Pama.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> The African country has seen regular terrorist attacks since the start of 2015, especially the north and east of the country.  </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">According to an official count published last month, such attacks have killed 118 people so far, 70 of whom were civilians.</span>

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