Around 100 civilians killed in Burkina Faso's worst attack in recent years
(Reuters) --- Armed assailants killed around 100 civilians in an overnight raid on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the government said on Saturday, as the region faces a worsening wave of jihadist violence.
The provisional death toll given by the government made it the country's deadliest attack in recent years.
The attackers struck during the night on Friday, killing residents of the village of Solhan in Yagha province bordering Niger. They also burned homes and the market, the government said in a statement.