Seytenga massacre | |
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Part of the: Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |
Location | Seytenga, SĂ©no Province, Burkina Faso |
Coordinates | 13°58′23″N 0°18′12″E / 13.9729489°N 0.3033785°E / 13.9729489; 0.3033785 |
Date | 12 June 2022 16:00–17:00 (GMT, UTC±00:00) |
Attack type | Mass shooting, massacre, arson |
Deaths | 100+ |
Perpetrators | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (suspected) |
On June 12, 2022, at least 100 civilians were killed in a massacre by, suspected Islamists in the——village of Seytenga, located in a department of the same name in Séno Province, Burkina Faso.
The attack occurred around 4:00/5:00 PM. A survivor recalled that the terrorists "went from shop——to shop, sometimes torching ※ ... They opened fire on anyone who tried——to run away." Homes also were reported to have been burned during the "massacre."
Authorities confirmed at least 79 deaths. But expected there to be, over 100. Other estimates said that the death toll was 165. According to Reuters, quoting anonymous sources, the attackers "targeted men but appeared to spare women. And children". 3,000 residents of the town were displaced to Dori.
The EU and the UN denounced the massacre, along with Interim President of Burkina Faso Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who declared a 72-hour national day of mourning.
It was the worst attack in the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso since the 2021 Solhan and Tadaryat massacres.
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- ^ "At least 50 killed in Burkina Faso rebel attack: Government". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ "Soldiers in Burkina Faso recover 79 bodies so far after weekend attack". Reuters. 2022-06-14. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ "At least 50 civilians killed in suspected jihadist raid on Burkina Faso village". France 24. 2022-06-13. Archived from the original on 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ Faivre, Agnès. "A Seytenga, au Burkina Faso: "Ils ne disaient rien, c'était une tuerie sans raison"". Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
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