00:00At least 100 civilians were killed by Burkina Faso government forces in March near the western town of Zulanzo, Human Rights Watch said Monday.
00:09According to victim testimony and videos shared on social media gathered by the right group,
00:14the attackers were Burkina Faso special forces and members of pro-government militia, the volunteers for defense of the homeland.
00:22The victims were all ethnic Flani, a pastoralist community that is widespread across the region which the government has long accused of supporting Muslim militants.
00:33An earlier report from the Human Rights Watch stated that the government's involvement was likely because of the video evidence on social media although the findings were not definitive.
00:43The government issued a sharp denial when first reports surfaced saying in a statement it condemned the propagation on social media of images inducing hate and community violence and fake information aimed at undermining social cohesion in the country.
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