Iran Condemns Terror Attack in Burkina Faso
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned a Sunday terrorist attack that has killed at least 20 people in Burkina Faso, voicing Iran’s readiness to share its experiences with the West African nation in the fight against terrorism.
In a statement on Tuesday, Saeed Khatibzadeh expressed Iran’s deep sympathy and offered condolences to the Burkinabe government and nation and the families of victims of the fatal terrorist attack.
Iran condemns any terrorist attack, he added, expressing Tehran’s readiness to cooperate and share its experiences with the government of Burkina Faso and other friendly nations in West Africa in the fight against terrorism.
An attack by insurgents killed 19 Burkina Faso military police and a civilian on Sunday in the tri-border northern region.
The attack on a military police outpost near a gold mine in Inata came two days after another attack in which seven police were killed in the area near Niger and Mali.
Terrorist groups linked to al-Qaeda and Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) are active in the tri-border area where several nations including France, Chad, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have deployed hundreds of troops.
