Three police and five members of an anti-jihadist force were killed late on Monday in eastern Burkina Faso, security sources and locals said, the latest in a slew of attacks. "Joint units of gendarmes and Volunteers for the Defence of the Motherland (VDP) came under attack in Tanwalbougou in Gourma province," a security source said on Tuesday. The account was confirmed by a local official with the VDP, an anti-jihadist force drawn from civilian volunteers. ab/stb/jhd/ri/jxb