Irishman shot dead in Burkina Faso ambush previously survived jihadi attack

Rory Young was among three killed in a suspected terror attackAmbushed when entering park, fight ‘lasted several hours’‘The security forces accompanying the men tried to protect them by forming a perimeter around them’

Rory Young was the president and co-founder of the Chengeta Wildlife NGO

Luke Byrne, Robin Schiller and Eoghan Moloney

The Irish citizen killed in an attack in Burkina Faso had previously come into conflict with jihadists while working against animal poaching.

Rory Young was the president and co-founder of the Chengeta Wildlife NGO, which was established to tackle poaching.