
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – At least 17 people were killed and eight wounded in a provisional toll from an attack on a restaurant in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, overnight, Communications Minister Remi Dandjinou told a news conference on Monday.
Gunmen attacked the Aziz Istanbul restaurant late on Sunday and security forces were deployed to try to end the attack.
(Reporting by Thiam Niaga; Writing by Tim Cocks; Editing by Paul Tait)