Burkina Faso: At least 18 dead after gunmen attack restaurant in Ouagadougou

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Burkina Faso security forces had killed three suspected jihadists but there were still people trapped in the building, Reuters reported.

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By CBS/AP | August 13, 2017

Suspected Islamic extremists opened fire at a Turkish restaurant in the capital of Burkina Faso late Sunday, killing at least 18 people in the second such attack on a restaurant popular with foreigners in the last two years.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the violence, which continued into the early hours Monday. Gunfire could be heard almost seven hours after the attack began.

"This is a terrorist attack," Communication Minister Remi Dandjinou told a news conference, according to the Reuters news agency.

He said later on State TV that Burkina Faso security forces had killed three suspected jihadists but there were still people trapped in the building, Reuters reported.

Dandjinou said at least 18 people were dead and eight others wounded, according to a preliminary toll. The victims came from several different nationalities, he said. At least one of the dead was French.


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