The dead toll in the attack on Burkina Faso has increased to at least 160 persons, including about 20 children.
Gunmen stormed into the remote village of Solhan, in the northeast of the country last Friday night, resulting to the fatalities.
After the incident, the bloodiest in Burkina Faso in six years, the Government established a 72-hour national mourning period.
In the capital Ouagadougou, locals are still in shock.
“It hurts us, it hurts us. I am not happy. The authorities have to look into how they can help the population especially in villages in the north. Those there suffer too much“, said Sidiki Kaboré.
Solhan is not far from the borders with Mali and Niger, an area where assaults attributed to Al Qaeda and Islamic State extremists have escalated in recent years.
Head of French diplomacy, Jean-Yves Le Drian, said that he would visit Burkina Faso this week.
For several years, France has been militarily involved in the Sahel to help the nations in the area in the face of jihadist groups. These groups are expanding attacks not just against military but on the civilian population as well.
