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Kidnapped Edith Blais and Boyfriend Freed | Couple Released to UN Peacekeepers in Mali

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Kidnapped Edith Blais and Boyfriend Freed

Kidnapped Edith Blais and Boyfriend Freed – It is not clear who was responsible for the kidnapping of Blais and her Italian boyfriend Luca Tacchetto, who went missing while traveling to a location where jihadist groups have kidnapped Westerners in the past. A Canadian Italian couple were kidnapped in Burkina Faso in December 2018 have been released in Mali to the United Nations peacekeeping mission. Both of them appear to be in good health, a mission spokesman said on Saturday. Canadian Edith Blais and Italian Luca Tacchetto were reported missing…

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Militant Attack in Burkina Fasu on Tuesday | 36 Civilian Lives Lost

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Militant Attack in Burkina Fasu on Tuesday

Militant Attack in Burkina Fasu on Tuesday – Civilians killed in ‘terror attack’ in Burkina Faso, government reports. A killing rampage was carried out by a “terrorist group” as per Government sources. Burkina Faso will observe national mourning for 2 days (22nd and 23rd January 2020) after militants killed 36 civilians mercilessly. Armed militants barged their way into a local crowded market in the village of Alamou in Sanmatenga province on Tuesday and attacked people there before burning down the contructed area. Al Qaeda linked Islamist groups and the so-called…

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