Loading ...OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Security forces in Burkina Faso have sealed off an Avesoro gold mine after a security guard killed an intruder and local people attacked the site in retaliation, security sources said on Friday.
The Youga gold mine, in the south of the country, was shut down following the incident on Thursday, three employees told Reuters. Local and foreign staff have fled the site, they said.
“A security guard in the Youga mine…opened fire on an outsider to the mine, killing them. Following this incident, the population retaliated, injuring several people and causing significant material damage,” a government statement said on Thursday.