OUAGADOUGOU, Nov 7:An attack on a convoy transporting local employees of Canadian mining company Semafo in Burkina Faso left 37 people dead and 60 wounded on Wednesday, a regional governor said.
Saidou Sanou, the governor of Est Region, said in a statement that the ambush by “unidentified armed individuals” took place on Wednesday morning. Mine owner Semafo Inc. had earlier reported that several people had been killed. (AGENCIES)