UN Calls for Probe Into Northern Burkina Faso Massacre DeutscheWelle: BurkinaFaso
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Saturday called for a swift, transparent and impartial investigation into the killings of 28 men found Monday in the town of Nouna in northwesternEarlier in the week, Nouna Public Prosecutor Armel Sama, said"most of the victims, all of them males, were shot dead" but did not provide details on possible perpetrators or motives behind the attack.
CISC says the massacre occurred after a reported terrorist attack against the local headquarters of the Volunteers for the Defense of the Fatherland -- a civilian auxiliary force that fights againstPeople claiming to be VDP members shot dead the 28 Dozo tribesman"in reprisal," the CISC said. "Armed terrorist groups exploit these kinds of transgression to attract recruits among the public," CISC Secretary Daouda Diallo added.Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox
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