Burkina Faso’s national news agency AIB reported on Monday that six people were killed and properties were burned in an attack at a gold mining site on Sunday night in the southwestern region of the country.
It said the attack occurred in Gaoua commune when assailants stormed into the Djikando gold mine, firing automatic weapons in the village.
An investigation is under way.
Since 2015, the gold-rich country has been facing a worsening security situation with terrorist attacks that have claimed the lives of over 1,000 people and displaced thousands of others.
