| Toeni bus bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |
| Location | Toeni Department, Sourou Province, Burkina Faso |
| Date | January 4, 2020 |
Attack type | Improvised explosive device |
| Deaths | 14 |
| Injured | 9 |
| Perpetrator | Unknown |
The Toeni bus bombing occurred when a school bus drove over an improvised explosive device in Toeni, Burkina Faso, killing fourteen people and injuring nine others on January 4, 2020.
Background
Burkina Faso has been grappling with a jihadist insurgency since 2015, with attacks from groups like Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara intensifying since 2017 and 2019 respectively.[1] Throughout the war, landmines have plagued rural areas, and are often placed by jihadists along roads used by the military and civilians.[2]
Bombing
Three buses were carrying 160 passengers, 104 of them students.[3] The bus was carrying students returning from the Christmas season along the Toeni-Tougan highway at the time of the bombing.[4] Stanislas Ouaro stated afterwards that the road was closed, due to the risk of attacks in the region.[3]
The bomb was a homemade IED, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.[5]
The majority of the dead were children, according to a statement from the Burkinabe government.[6] Fourteen people were killed, including seven children, and nine were injured.[7]
References
- ^ Savell, Stephanie (March 4, 2021). "The Costs of United States' Post-9/11 "Security Assistance": How Counterterrorism Intensified Conflict in Burkina Faso and Around the World" (PDF). Watson Institute at Brown University. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Landmines, improvised explosive devices pose deadly risks for displaced in Sahel and Lake Chad". UNHCR US. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ a b AFP (2020-01-05). "Seven children among 14 killed in roadside bomb in Burkina Faso". Brecorder. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Children among more than a dozen killed in Burkina Faso bombing, security sources say". France 24. 2020-01-04. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "Schoolchildren among 14 killed in Burkina Faso bus blast". RFI. 2020-01-04. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "Burkina Faso bus blast: Students among 14 dead". 2020-01-04. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "Incident Summary for GTDID: 202001040001". www.start.umd.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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