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RSS FeedsKirk Woodman, Canadian man kidnapped in Burkina Faso, found dead, report says
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17 january 2019 15:03:22

 
Kirk Woodman, Canadian man kidnapped in Burkina Faso, found dead, report says
(The Star Fashion & Style)
 


A Canadian kidnapped in Burkina Faso has been found dead, Reuters news agency is reporting.Kirk Woodman of Halifax was abducted after nightfall on Tuesday by a dozen gunmen on a site owned by Vancouver-based Progress Mineral Mining Company in Tiabongou, about 20 kilometres from Mansila in Yagha province.It’s an area that the government says is under growing threat from armed jihadists.Spokesman Jean Paul Badoum said Wednesday that the employee was abducted overnight during a raid on a mining site in Tiabongou, about 20 kilometres from Mansila in Yagha province.A spokesman for the security ministry told Reuters on Thursday that his body has been found.The news comes just weeks after a 34-year-old Quebec tourist and her travelling companion were reported missing in the west African nation.Read more:Global Affairs acknowledges Quebecer may have been kidnappedDeadly attacks by extremists strike French embassy, army headquarters in Burkina FasoCanadian killed in Burkina Faso attack remembered as ‘passionate’ teacherSherbrooke native Edith Blais and her Italian friend Luca Tacchetto were travelling by car in southwestern Burkina Faso when all communication with their families abruptly ended Dec. 15.A statement by Security Minister Clement Sawadogo referred to the disappearance of Blais and Tacchetto as a kidnapping.West Africa’s Sahel region has seen a number of abductions of foreigners in recent years by extremists linked to al-Qaida or the Islamic State organization.Burkina Faso recently declared a state of emergency in the region as attacks by Islamic extremists increased, especially along the border with Niger and Mali.Sawadogo said foreigners should use extreme caution when travelling in dangerous areas of the country.More to comeWith files from The Canadian Press


 
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