Dozens killed in Burkina Faso attack

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Armed men have killed around 100 people in an attack on a village in the north of Burkina Faso, President Roche Kabore has said.

During the overnight raid on Solhan, homes and the market were also burned, Reuters news agency reports quoting a government statement.

No group has said it was behind the violence.

But Islamist attacks are increasingly common in the country, especially in regions bordering Niger and Mali.

President Kabore has declared three days of national mourning saying, in