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UN rights chief urges rapid inquiry after 28 die in Burkina Faso town

Volker Türk says investigation launched by government into deaths in mainly Fulani and Muslim area should be rapid and open

The head of the United Nations human rights office has called for a prompt, transparent investigation into the deaths of at least 28 people whose bodies were found in north-west Burkina Faso last month.

Volker Türk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, said it was encouraging that authorities had announced an investigation into the incident in Nouna town, a predominately ethnic Fulani and Muslim community.

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