The government in Burkina Faso says 36 people have been killed in a terrorist attack in the central-northern province of Sanmatenga.
It is said an armed group killed 32 people in a market in the village of Nagraogo on Monday evening, and then attacked four other villagers near Alamou.
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It’s not clear who carried out the assaults, but Burkina Faso has seen increasing number of deadly attacks by Islamist militants.
Earlier on Tuesday the country’s parliament voted to create a civilian volunteer force to fight militant groups.
Local media reported that the volunteers would be given 14 days of initial military training.
Source:Â bbc.com