Six Killed in Burkina Faso Attack
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In Burkina Faso, gunmen stormed a Catholic church during Sunday mass and killed six people. The attack came just two days after two French soldiers were killed in a special operation to rescue four hostages in Burkina Faso. Acts of terror have been increasing in the West African nation as jihadist groups seek to expand their operations.
滋扰 to cause a disturbance
营救 to rescue
拓展 to expand
攀升 to increase in number
滋擾 to cause a disturbance
營救 to rescue
拓展 to expand
攀升 to increase in number
布吉纳法索一天主教堂周日遭武装分子闯入攻击，布国媒体报导，五名教友和一名神父不幸死亡。
根据《卫报》报导，袭击歹徒约20-30名，在对民众滥射后，放火烧毁教堂。
一名政府发言人向美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）表示，歹徒也烧掉当地一卫生所并摧毁城内提供酒品的店家。
周日攻击事件的前两天，两名法国军人在布国北部执行一场成功营救四名人质的特殊任务中，不幸牺牲。
一份非洲战略研究中心的报告指出，基地组织和伊斯兰国在布国境内犯下的恐怖攻击事件，2017年有24件，2018年则攀升至136件。
根据美国有线电视新闻网报导，圣战士组织企图拓展势力，今年布国国内恐怖攻击的行动徒增。
法国已于布吉纳法索、尼日、查德等国派驻了总计四千五百多人部队，协助对抗恐怖主义，将圣战士组织逐出西非萨赫尔地区。
布吉納法索一天主教堂周日遭武裝分子闖入攻擊，布國媒體報導，五名教友和一名神父不幸死亡。
根據《衛報》報導，襲擊歹徒約20-30名，在對民眾濫射後，放火燒毀教堂。
一名政府發言人向美國有線電視新聞網（CNN）表示，歹徒也燒掉當地一衛生所並摧毀城內提供酒品的店家。
週日攻擊事件的前兩天，兩名法國軍人在布國北部執行一場成功營救四名人質的特殊任務中，不幸犧牲。
一份非洲戰略研究中心的報告指出，基地組織和伊斯蘭國在布國境內犯下的恐怖攻擊事件，2017年有24件，2018年則攀升至136件。
根據美國有線電視新聞網報導，聖戰士組織企圖拓展勢力，今年布國國內恐怖攻擊的行動徒增。
法國已於布吉納法索、尼日、查德等國派駐了總計四千五百多人部隊，協助對抗恐怖主義，將聖戰士組織逐出西非薩赫爾地區。
On Sunday, gunmen stormed a Catholic church in Burkina Faso, killing five members of the congregation and a priest, state media reported.
According to the Guardian, the 20-to-30 attackers burned the church down after attacking the worshippers.
A government spokesman told CNN that the men also set fire to the local health center and destroyed alcohol-serving establishments in the town.
Just two days before Sunday’s attack, two French soldiers were killed during a special operation to free four foreign hostages in the north of Burkina Faso.
A report by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies indicated that acts of terrorism committed by al-Qaeda and ISIS affiliates in Burkina Faso increased to 136 in 2018 from 24 in 2017.
CNN reported that Burkina Faso has also seen a surge in terrorism this year as jihadist groups seek to extend the reach of their operations.
France has deployed approximately 4,500 troops in Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali, and Chad to support local efforts to drive jihadist groups out of the Sahel region.
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