Burkina Faso gold mine blast kills 60 after dynamite caught fire


About 60 people have died after an explosion at a makeshift gold mine in a village in south-west Burkina Faso, local officials say.

The blast happened in a market at the gold-mining site when , witnesses said.

“There were bodies strewn everywhere. It was an explosion that managed to uproot trees and bring down houses.”

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Source: BBC News