Armed men attack Burkina Faso mosque, kill at least 16

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — A local official says armed men stormed the grand mosque in Burkina Faso’s northern village of Salmossi on Friday, killing at least 16 people and wounding two others.
Ernest Bouma Nebie, a regional official in Oudalan province near the border with Mali, said Sunday that armed men entered the mosque during evening prayers.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but jihadist groups with links to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are activ