BREAKING : Attacks target French embassy, military HQ in Burkina capital

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Thick smoke rose from the centre of Ouagadougou as the attacks took place

The capital of Burkina Faso came under multiple attacks on Friday which targeted the French embassy, the French cultural centre and the country's military headquarters, an AFP reporter and witnesses said.

Witnesses said five armed men got out of a car and opened fire on passersby before heading towards the embassy in the centre of the city.

An AFP reporter heard heavy exchanges of gunfire and saw a blazing vehicle, which witnesses said was the car used by the assailants. Police and army units were deployed in the area.

Other witnesses said there was an explosion near the headquarters of the Burkinabe armed forces and the French cultural centre, which are located about a kilometre (half a mile) from the site of the first attack.

There was no early information about any casualties.

The French embassy confirmed that French interests were under attack.

"Attack under way at the French embassy and French Institute. Stay indoors," it said in a terse message posted on Facebook.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/af...ench-embassy-military-HQ-Burkina-capital.html

 

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French special forces and soldiers from the Barkhane force have been deployed in the capital.

According to some sources,4 gunmen were killed by French special forces protecting the French embassy while three others were killed when attacking the country's military HQ.

 

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May Allah save the innocents

 

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Burkina Faso in France or is it a colony not too failiar with Burkina Faso locality or geo politics