ブルキナファソ：キリスト教の教会が襲撃されて15名死亡

　マリとの国境付近のカトリック教会が襲撃されて、その場で12名、病院に担ぎ込まれた3名が死亡。

BBC Burkina Faso: At least 15 dead in Catholic church attack 25 Feb 2024 By Chris Ewokor

　まあその、どっからどう見てもイスラム過激派による犯行。にしても、これほどの規模の虐殺はブルキナファソでもそんなに見ないものという。

「At least 15 people have been killed and two others injured following an attack on a Catholic church in north-eastern Burkina Faso on Sunday.

It took place during Sunday worship in Essakane village in Oudalan province - close to the border with Mali. Few details have been given.

A church official indicated the gunmen were suspected Islamist militants.

There was no immediate response from the authorities in the West African country's capital, Ouagadougou.

A statement by the head of the local diocese, Abbot Jean-Pierre Sawadogo, said 12 people were killed instantly, while three others died at the hospital.」

　国土の1/3はイスラミスト反乱勢力の手にあるということで、そりゃまあ軍事クーデターでもなんでもやって強力に鎮圧行動をとりたいところ―というわけでクーデターした訳でしょうが。その成果が問われる、そんな事件。

「More than a third of Burkina Faso is currently under the control of insurgents.」