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Burkina Faso Security Forces Kill 3 Cafe Attackers, People Trapped in Building

© AP Photo / Sunday AlambaIn this Monday Jan. 18, 2016 file photo, a soldier stands guard outside the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
In this Monday Jan. 18, 2016 file photo, a soldier stands guard outside the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. - Sputnik International
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Burkina Faso security forces killed Ouagadougou restaurant attackers, but several people are trapped inside.

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17 Killed After Gunmen Attack Restaurant in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso security forces killed three suspects who had attacked restaurant in the country's capital Ouagadougou, but there are still people trapped inside, Reuters reported.

​Earlier, three assailants on a vehicle perpetrated a shooting attack on the cafe visitors which subsequently lead to a fire-fight with the security forces.

The security operation was underway, the security forces have cordoned off the cafe area.

 

Country's Communications Minister of Burkina Faso Remis Fulgance Dandjinou said that the deadly shooting attack might be a terror act.

"In the current situation, we cannot exclude a terror attack," Dandjinou said as quoted by RFI Afrique broadcaster.

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