Two Spaniards, an Irishman and a Burkinabe found dead in Burkina Faso

Two Spaniards, an Irishman and a Burkinabe man were found dead after an attack on an anti-poaching patrol on Monday, following the assault between the towns of Fada N’Gourm and Pama in Burkina Faso.

Two Spaniards and the Irishman, « journalist-trainers working for an NGO that works for the protection of the environment », according to information obtained by AFP, had been reported missing on Monday 26 April 2021, following an attack on an anti-poaching patrol between the towns of Fada N’Gourm and Pama, in Burkina Faso.

According to the latest details from security sources, the attack was carried out by armed men travelling in two pick-up vehicles and a dozen motorbikes, adding that weapons and surveillance equipment, including two pick-up trucks and a drone, had been taken by the attackers.

This Tuesday morning, Spain confirmed the disappearance of two Spaniards in Burkina Faso after the attack the day before, but the hope of finding the missing persons alive was still allowed, until the announcement of their death, by the Burkinabe authorities.