Burkina President Roch Marc Baborè says 38 people died and 60 were injured in the worst ever-attack of its kind in his country.

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No one has claimed responsibility for the attack on a convoy carrying workers to the Boungou gold mine.

It’s believe to be the work of a group linking Al Qaeda and so-called Islamic State.

Following earlier security problems, foreign workers are transported to the mine by helicopter.

Local workers still travel by road with a military escort.

President Roch Marc Kaborè’s  declared three days of mourning following the killings and called for a volunteer defense force to be mobilized against the terrorists.

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