Priest and at least five others are killed as gunmen storm a catholic church in northern Burkina Faso - local media
A soldier stand guards outside the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 .
The attackers — between 20 and 30 according to a security source — managed to trap some of the worshippers, Zongo added. Security reinforcements were sent from Barsalogho, about 45 kilometres south of Dablo, and were combing the area, a security source told AFP. Dablo is located in the northern province of Sanmatenga.
Sunday's church strike came two weeks after a similar attack against a Protestant church in Silgadji, also in the north, when gunmen on motorbikes killed a pastor and five worshippers.
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