17 killed, 8 wounded in Burkina Faso terror attack on restaurant
The reports quoted eyewitnesses as saying that three gunmen opened fire on customers seated outside a Turkish restaurant.
Security forces killed the three attackers, but some people are still reported to be trapped in the building.
The West African country has seen a surge of violence by militia men over the past few years.
The figure of deaths was released early on Monday by Burkina Faso's communications minister Remi Dandjinou, Al Jazeera said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the violence, which continued into early Monday.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
