Salmossi mosque attack
| Salmossi mosque attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso and the Insurgency in the Sahel | |
| Location | Salmossi, Oudalan Province, Burkina Faso |
| Date | 11 October 2019 |
| Target | Worshippers |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Deaths | 16 |
| Injured | 2 |
The Salmossi mosque attack occurred on the evening of Friday, 11 October 2019 in a mosque in Oudalan Province, Burkina Faso which left 16 people dead and two injured. It happened while the residents were praying inside the Grand Mosque in Salmossi, a village close to the border with Mali. AFP reported that 13 people died on the spot while 3 died later due to the injuries.