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About 60 killed in blast at informal gold mine - Burkina Faso state TV

Women who fled from attacks of armed militants in Sahel region of Soum walk at an informal camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso November 19, 2020. [Reuters]

About 60 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Monday in an explosion at an informal gold mining site in southwest Burkina Faso, state television reported, citing local officials.

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