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OUAGADOUGOU, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- A militant attack in northern Burkina Faso has killed 35 civilians, President Roch Marc Christian Kabore said Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, a large group of jihadists attacked simultaneously the military detachment and civilians in Arbinda in the province of Soum, the army said in a statement.
During the clashes with local security forces, 80 jihadists were killed, the army said. However, seven security forces agents, namely four soldiers and three gendarmes, were also killed, and more than 20 others injured.
"The heroic action of our soldiers has made it possible to neutralize 80 terrorists," Kabore said on Twitter, praising the "bravery and commitment" of the security forces.
