Burkina Faso ambush: Spaniards and Irishman killed after abduction

Two Spanish journalists and an Irish national who were abducted near a nature reserve in eastern Burkina Faso have been killed.

Burkina Faso ambush: Spaniards and Irishman killed after abduction

Burkina Faso ambush: Spaniards and Irishman killed after abduction photo credit: bbc.co.uk

Two Spanish journalists and an Irish national who were abducted near a nature reserve in eastern Burkina Faso have been killed.

Anti-poaching patrol

The Europeans were part of an anti-poaching patrol that was ambushed by gunmen near Pama Reserve on Monday. Their deaths were confirmed on Tuesday by Burkina Faso government officials. A local soldier was also abducted but his status is unknown.

It remains unclear who carried out the attack.

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