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Pastor among victims of deadly raid on Burkina Faso church

Sunday's raid marks the first attack on a church since jihadist violence erupted in Burkina Faso in 2015. [AFP]

Gunmen killed four worshippers and a pastor in an attack on a church in Burkina Faso, security and local sources said Monday, in the latest violence to rock the formerly peaceful West African nation.

Sunday's raid took place in the small northern town of Silgadji near Djibo, the capital of Soum province.

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