2017 Ouagadougou attack

2017 Ouagadougou attack
2017 Ouagadougou attack
Location	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Date	13-14 August 2017 ; 21:00 (GMT)
Target	Hotel Bravia and the Istanbul Restaurant
Attack type	Mass shooting, hostage taking
Deaths	18 (+3 attackers)
Injured	20+
Suspected perpetrators	AQIM
No. of participants	4

18 people were killed and more than 20 were injured when jihadists opened fire on a Turkish restaurant and hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 13 August 2017.^[2] The attackers took hostages after being cornered by police and were killed in an ensuing shootout.^[1]

Ouagadougou was also the site of a similar attack in 2016.^[3]

It is suspected by the government that al-Qaeda Maghreb affiliate was behind the attack.^[3]

References[change | change source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Schemm, Paul. "Gunmen on motorcycles attack Turkish restaurant in Burkina Faso, killing 18". washingtonpost.com. Washington Post. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
↑ "At least 17 dead after gunmen attack restaurant in Burkina Faso: police". cbsnews.com. CBS. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "'Three dead' in Burkina Faso attack". bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

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[wapo-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Schemm, Paul. "Gunmen on motorcycles attack Turkish restaurant in Burkina Faso, killing 18". washingtonpost.com. Washington Post. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

[cbs-2] "At least 17 dead after gunmen attack restaurant in Burkina Faso: police". cbsnews.com. CBS. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

[bbc-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "'Three dead' in Burkina Faso attack". bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

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