Four family members among Canadians killed in Burkina Faso terrorist attack
QUEBEC — Family and friends of the six Quebecers who were killed in the terrorist attack in Burkina Faso are reacting with shock and disbelief over the deaths.
Friends, a Quebec school board and media outlets said four of the victims were from the same family: Yves Carrier, his wife Gladys Chamberland, their adult son Charlelie Carrier and Yves’ adult daughter Maude Carrier.
All six were travelling to Africa together to take part in a humanitarian mission, said Sister Yolande Blier, a representative of the Quebec-City religious community that helped co-ordinate the trip. She confirmed the other two victims were Louis Chabot and Suzanne Bernier.
They were among at least 28 who died when terrorists stormed a luxury hotel in the capital Ouagadougou late Friday.