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WORLD NEWS Monday 5 March 2018

Ex-Burkina Faso soldier may have been in extremist attacks

jured more than 80. arrested in connection with
French military experts are the attack, said the official
expected in Ouagadou- who spoke on condition
gou to help with the probe, of anonymity because he
according to a govern- was not permitted to speak
ment statement. to the press.
One of the killed soldiers The attack on the army
is believed to have been headquarter was aimed at
fired from the army after a a conference room, nar-
2011 mutiny and may actu- rowly missing a meeting of
ally have been an assail- top officers, which would
ant, a person close to the have “beheaded” the mili-
investigation told The Asso- tary leadership, according
ciated Press. to Security Minister Clem-
Many of the attackers were ent Sawadogo.
wearing army uniforms, ac- An al-Qaida-linked group
cording to witnesses, and based in Mali claimed re-
some were from Burkina sponsibility Saturday for the
Faso, including two men dual attacks.q

Security forces outside the General Staff of the Armed Forces building in central Ouagadougou,
Burkina Faso. A former Burkina Faso soldier may have participated in Friday’s simultaneous attacks
by al-Qaida-linked extremists on the army headquarters French Embassy in the capital.
(AP Photo/ Ludivine Laniepce)
By B. OUEDRAOGO participated in Friday’s si- Embassy in the capital.
Associated Press multaneous attacks by al- The government has
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Qaida-linked extremists on launched an investiga-
Faso (AP) — A former Burki- the army headquarters and tion into the attacks which
na Faso soldier may have heavily-guarded French killed eight soldiers and in-

Modi’s party notches win in key state

By ASHOK SHARMA has been riding a wave of jority to form a government
Associated Press rising Hindu nationalism in on its own in the state, re-
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian the country. As his support- placing the Communist
Prime Minister Narendra ers beat drums and danced Party of India (Marxist), or
Modi’s Hindu nationalist with joy, Modi tweeted that CPI (M). It also looked like
party ended 25 years of the people of India were it could win a majority with
uninterrupted communist reposing their faith in the support from other groups
party rule in a northeastern positive and development- in Meghalaya and Naga-
state and consolidated its oriented agenda of his land states. The BJP won 35
position in two other states party. “People do not have seats in Tripura’s state legis-
in key provincial elections. the time or respect for neg- lature against the CPI (M)’s
Saturday’s impressive win is ative, disruptive and dis- 16 seats, according to In-
expected to boost the pros- connected politics of any dia’s Election Commission.
pects of Modi’s Bharatiya kind,” he said. With results The remaining eight seats
Janata Party when it seeks announced for all 59 seats went to a regional group,
a second term in national in Tripura’s state legislature, the Indigenous People’s
elections next year. The BJP the BJP had won a big ma- Front of Tripura. q