200 Arrests In Anti-terrorist Operations In West Africa
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published May 19, 2018 | 07:14 PM
More than 200 people were arrested last week in a joint anti-terror and security operation in the West African countries of Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin and Togo
Ouagadougou, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th May, 2018 ) :More than 200 people were arrested last week in a joint anti-terror and security operation in the West African countries of Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin and Togo, the Burkinabe army said.
"Fifty-two individuals were arrested in Burkina Faso, 42 in Benin, 95 in Togo and 13 in Ghana", Colonel Blaise Ouedraogo told AFP late Friday. Explosives and contraband goods were also seized.
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