Jihadists attack north Burkina Faso towns amid film festival
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Suspected jihadists have attacked two communities in Burkina Faso's north while an international film festival takes place in the capital of the West African nation, authorities said Tuesday.
The Monday night attacks in Baraboule and Tongomayel injured at least one woman as assailants attacked several official buildings. They set fire to the police station in Tongomayel and shot at the police station, city hall and homes of local officials in Baraboule before retreating toward the border with Mali.
The Ansaru Islam militant group, which has links to the Ansar Dine extremist movement in Mali, said it staged the attacks.
