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1. About 20 people are killed when unidentified gunmen attack a cattle market in the eastern village of Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso.
   2020-08-08 09:04:00 (First version)
2. About 20 people are killed when unidentified gunmen attacked a cattle market in Fada N'gourma, Est, Burkina Faso.
   2020-08-10 13:03:55 (Update)
3. About 20 people are killed when unidentified gunmen attack a cattle market in Fada N'gourma, Est, Burkina Faso.
   (Current version)

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