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At least 15 people, mainly civilians, were killed in simultaneous and synchronised attacks in Diapaga, the main town of eastern Tapoa province, Burkina Faso, security and local sources told AFP on Tuesday.

Kondia Pierre Yonli, a spokesman for a regional civil society organization, confirmed the information, adding that schools, markets, and public services were suspended in the region on Tuesday in honor of the victims, who were buried on Sunday in the Diapaga municipal cemetery