Child soldiers carried out Burkina Faso massacre, says government

Authorities in Burkina Faso say the massacre which took place earlier this month in the village of Solhan in the northeast of the country, was mostly carried out by children between the ages of 12 and 14. More than 100 people were killed.

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Photo: A man reads the about the attacks in Solhan in a newspaper. Credit: Getty Images.