At least 70 killed in northern Burkina Faso in early November

OUAGADOUGOU, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- At least 70 people, mostly children and the elderly, were killed in "massacres" in Zaongo in the northern Centre-North region of Burkina Faso in early November, said Prosecutor Simon Gnanou on Monday.

The "massacres," which took place on Nov. 5, claimed at least 70 victims, mainly children and the elderly, said the prosecutor in a statement, adding that "the perpetrators of the a