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| 'Three dead' in Burkina Faso attack | 'Three dead' in Burkina Faso attack |
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| Three people are reported dead after suspected jihadists launched an attack n the centre of the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou. | Three people are reported dead after suspected jihadists launched an attack n the centre of the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou. |
| Witnesses were quoted as saying that three gunmen opened fire on customers seated outside a hotel and restaurant. | Witnesses were quoted as saying that three gunmen opened fire on customers seated outside a hotel and restaurant. |
| The city centre has been sealed off by the army, and the US embassy in Ouagadougou has warned its citizens to avoid the area. | The city centre has been sealed off by the army, and the US embassy in Ouagadougou has warned its citizens to avoid the area. |
| A jihadist attack on a cafe nearby left 30 people dead in January last year. | A jihadist attack on a cafe nearby left 30 people dead in January last year. |
| There are fears that the attack is the work of one of the affiliates of al-Qaeda that are active in the Sahel region, the BBC's Alex Duval Smith reports. | There are fears that the attack is the work of one of the affiliates of al-Qaeda that are active in the Sahel region, the BBC's Alex Duval Smith reports. |
| The shooting began shortly after 21:00 (21:00 GMT) on Sunday on Ouagadougou's busy Kwame Nkrumah Avenue. | The shooting began shortly after 21:00 (21:00 GMT) on Sunday on Ouagadougou's busy Kwame Nkrumah Avenue. |
| Two locations, Hotel Bravia and the Istanbul Restaurant, appear to have been at the centre of the attack. | Two locations, Hotel Bravia and the Istanbul Restaurant, appear to have been at the centre of the attack. |
| "We evacuated 11 people but one of them, a Turk, died on arriving at hospital," a paramedic told the AFP news agency. The other people hospitalised are reported to be in a critical condition. | |
| The attack is similar to one in January 2016, when the Splendid Hotel and the nearby Cappucino restaurant, also on Kwame Nkrumah Avenue, were targeted. | The attack is similar to one in January 2016, when the Splendid Hotel and the nearby Cappucino restaurant, also on Kwame Nkrumah Avenue, were targeted. |
| Over 170 people were taken hostage and 30 were killed. Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for that attack. | Over 170 people were taken hostage and 30 were killed. Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for that attack. |
| Burkina Faso is part of the Sahel region, which includes Mali where Islamist groups have been active since 2012. | Burkina Faso is part of the Sahel region, which includes Mali where Islamist groups have been active since 2012. |