Militants kill 36 people in Burkina Faso attack

The government in Burkina Faso says 36 people have been killed in a terrorist attack in the central-northern province of Sanmatenga.

It is said an armed group killed 32 people in a market in the village of Nagraogo on Monday evening, and then attacked four other villagers near Alamou.

It's not clear who carried out the assaults, but Burkina Faso has seen increasing number of deadly attacks by Islamist militants.

Earlier on Tuesday the country's parliament voted to create a civilian volunteer force to fight militant groups.

Local media reported that the volunteers would be given 14 days of initial military training.