Nine Ahmadi Muslims Murdered in Brutal Terrorist Attack on Mosque in Burkina FasoOn Wednesday 11th January 2023, terrorists forcefully entered a Mosque of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Burkina Faso, killing nine worshippers in an unprovoked and cold-blooded attack.Local Ahmadi Muslims were peacefully gathered for the evening prayers at their Mosque in Mehdi Abad, an Ahmadi-Muslim majority village where around 650 members of the community live, near the town of Dori.They then demanded that Imam Alhaj Boureima Bidiga, 67, renounce his faith to which he responded, “If you wish to take my head off then you can, but it is not possible for me to denounce Islam Ahmadiyyat.” The Imam was then shot and killed.A spokesperson of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community said:“Our community, all around the world, is a family and we are heartbroken at the brutal murder of our brothers and grieve with their loved ones.“We also pray for the security of Burkina Faso and that the Government fulfills its duty to protect all Burkinabe people, including Ahmadi Muslims, and that the perpetrators of this heinous and evil crime be brought to justice”Ahmadi Muslims are persecuted for their faith by both state and non-state actors in many Muslim-majority countries."