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40 killed this week in Burkina Faso jihadi attacks

When soldiers from the presidential guard patroled outside the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako after it was attacked by militants armed with guns and grenades. [AP Photo]

About 40 people have been killed in a wave of attacks in Burkina Faso, in areas where jihadi attacks are rife, sources said Friday.

In the most recent violence, about 20 people were killed in a series of raids on villages in Burkina Faso's troubled north, security sources and local residents told AFP.

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