It’s not official yet. But considering the history of similar attacks in Burkina Faso, we can be reasonably confident that it isn’t the Amish or the Buddhists.
A Catholic church in north-central Burkina Faso was attacked by armed men on Sunday morning, leaving at least six people, including the priest, dead, Radio France Internationale (RFI) reported.
The attackers opened fire on the faithful at the beginning of Mass in the village of Dablo, 90 km from Kaya, according to FRANCE 24’s sister radio station, RFI.“Towards 9:00am, during mass, armed individuals burst into the Catholic Church,” the mayor of Dablo, Ousmane Zongo, told AFP. “They started firing as the congregation tried to flee.”
The attack is believed to have been carried out by a “group of some twenty to thirty armed men”, according to a security source.
“They burned down the church, then shops and a small restaurant before going to the health centre where they searched the premises and set fire to the head nurse’s vehicle,” Mr. Zongo said. “The city is filled with panic. People are holed up at home. Shops and stores are closed. It’s practically a ghost town.”Burkina Faso has witnessed increasingly frequent and deadly terrorist attacks over the past four years, attributed to jihadist groups such as Ansarul Islam, the Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM) and the Islamic State in the Great Sahara (EIGS).
This is one of a string of similar attacks on churches in Burkina Faso.
Here’s another recent attack from the end of April.
Sunday’s shooting at an Assemblies of God congregation in a northern village left six people dead, including the pastor, and represents the first church attack among the recent surge of Islamist violence.
A dozen gunmen on motorcycles stormed the courtyard of the Sirgadji church after worship, fatally shooting its longtime pastor as well as five other congregants after demanding they convert to Islam, according to a statement sent to CT by the general superintendent of the Assemblies of God in Burkina Faso, Michel Ouédraogo. The attackers also stole from the church and burned its pulpit.
The church was one of the oldest Protestant congregations in the region, which borders Mali to the north, and pastor Pierre Ouédraogo had served there since its founding in the 1980s. The longtime pastor had sensed danger, but told family members “he prefers to die for his faith rather than leave the village where he has served for nearly 40 years,” said his son-in-law, according to the AG statement.
Burkina Faso is a Muslim majority country and in the most recent attack, there were complaints that soldiers deployed nearby had failed to intervene.
This is what Islamic ethnic cleansing looks like. And it’s taking place across Africa.
Spiro says
But but but George W Bush said Islam is a religion of pease
This couldn’t have happened
Wake up people be prepared
Westman says
Yes, and..and, uhh, “there is no compulsion in [Islamic] religion” Just ask the murdered Christians of Burkina Faso.
mortimer says
I hope Pope Francis is going to Africa to explain to these jihadists that JIHAD does not mean KILLING KAFIRS …
Koran 9.5 – ” kill the polytheists wherever you find them and capture them and besiege them and sit in wait for them at every place of ambush … ”
Fat lot of good the pope has done by grovelling before Muslims! It looks like the jihadists disagree with the pope that Islam is a religion of peace.
mortimer says
REMEMBER … this is RAMADAN … the month of JIHAD, MARTYRDOM and VICTORIES.
There will be MANY attacks this month. Many notable, HISTORIC JIHAD ATTACKS have occurred during RAMADAN.
na says
during Ramadan poor Muslims are begging for their food. Moderate celebrating Ramadan by fasting – eating exported food. Sheiks are wasting too much food. I have never seen such a morons.
na says
How many shootings in last 2 months?
India Pulwama attack.
New Zealand Jesus Christ church shooting.
india Lanka shooting.
Rufluc says
So why isn’t there the global outrage, and the outpouring of grief as there was from the New Zealand shooting? Especially from the left and the other liberal bleeding heart brigade?
Oh silly me, I completely forgot that these poor souls were just mere Christians and therefore aren’t worth a thought ,as compared to when Muslims get mown down in cold blood.
Yes I am being sarcastic, because this Muslim treachery just goes on and on unabated and nothing ever is done about it. They are an evil murderous scourge on the Earth and need to be totally eradicated!
Michael Copeland says
“Muslims must kill non-believers wherever they are unless they convert to Islam.”
Ali Gomaa
Grand Mufti of Egypt
Western politicians are in denial.
CogitoErgoSum says
The parisheners of this church are the ones who are your brothers and sisters, Pope Frances, and they are being attacked by their Christ-hating, bloodthirsty Muslim neighbors who have made it clear that they are our enemies. Turning our own cheek to violence does not mean standing by and letting violence be done to those who are innocent and helpless. Even the angels of Heaven fought back against Lucifer and drove him into Hell. These Muslims are in force with Satan and the same needs to be done to them. THE TIME FOR TURNING THE OTHER CHEEK TO THESE PEOPLE HAS EXPIRED.
CogitoErgoSum says
I see that I unintentionally spelled the Pope’s name in the feminine version of Francis; however, I think it’s more fitting for him. Maybe I will keep spelling his name that way until he starts appearing more masculine to me.
FYI says
Did you know that St Francis of Assisi,a man who unlike fraudulent frankie was an actual Catholic,has a famous prophecy about a FALSE pope ..”In those days,Jesus will send them not a True pastor but a destroyer”?
frankie is like a HERD of bulls in a China shop:he’s so busy promoting Apostasy and Heresy to notice all the catholics being persecuted and murdered.{Dubbia 2016,Filial correction 2017,the Mc carrick case where he was asked to resign..frankie ignored them all..}
It seems francis,the “listening pope of the listening church”,the “pope of the Ear” just ‘aint listening!
I see I intentionally stated the “pope’s” name as Fraudulent Frankie…
CRUSADER says
Wasn’t St Francis a soldier prior to turning into a saint?!?!?!?!
gravenimage says
Francis was the son of a wealthy merchant. He did join a military expedition as a young man, but he was not a professional soldier.
But he *was* a brave man–he went into the lion’s den of Islam to preach Christianity. He assumed that he would be martyred.
CRUSADER says
No need to TURN CHEEK toward demonic behavior.
That’s kind of thing is only when showing compassion.
Demons don’t deserve compassion, frankly.
na says
Another news is 6 Lankan terrorists arrested . Gangs were using Indian names and passport to reach Europe (Germany/France/UK) . They normally use Malaysia/Singapore/Taiwan as transit. Recruitment has been running well since 1975.. Govt investigating about terrorist already reached in Europe using embassy corruption . They are LTTE-Swiss members associated with ISIS -Lanka. Many of them are well educated doing good jobs in Swiss.
Kepha says
The guy in the picture doesn’t look very Mossi, Bambara, or any other ethnos of Burkina Faso.
gravenimage says
Islamic Terrorists Open Fire in Burkina Faso Church During Mass
…………………….
Horrifying.
God, I hate Islam.
ninetyninepct says
A justified hatred should also include fear. Fear of violence and death from the “peaceful” liars. Is that why we rarely hear “moderate” Muslims speaking against these atrocities? Are they afraid of being called out by their fellow followers for insulting mohamed or alla?
Another attack with even more Christians murdered by the friends of New Zealand. What is the pandering cow’s name, Ardern or something? She is disturbingly quiet when those executed are infidels. does she support this terror?
gravenimage says
Yes, I also fear Islam–for damn good reason. I am not going to let my fear lead me to appeasement, though.