At Least 11 Police Killed in Burkina Faso Ambush

At Least 11 Police Killed in Burkina Faso Ambush
Burkinabe police patrol in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in a file photo. Ahmed Ouoba/AFP via Getty Images
Reuters
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OUAGADOUGOU—Eleven police officers were killed and four are missing after their unit was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso late on Monday, the country’s security minister said on Tuesday.

The ambush occurred while the unit was on a relief mission to the town of Yirgou, which has been hit by recent violence, Security Minister Ousseini Compaore said in a statement.