A group of gunmen burned down a Catholic Church during Sunday Mass yesterday and killed at least six people, including a priest, in the west African nation of Burkina Faso. The people of Burkina Faso have suffered an increasing number of terrorist attacks in recent years from Islamic jihadist groups including al-Qaeda affiliates. 
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A group of gunmen burned down a Catholic Church during Sunday Mass yesterday and killed at least six people, including a priest, in the west African nation of Burkina Faso. The people of Burkina Faso have suffered an increasing number of terrorist attacks in recent years from Islamic jihadist groups including al-Qaeda affiliates.
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