Masskjutning i Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso [17-08-14]

Seventeen people have been killed and eight wounded in a "terrorist attack" in the centre of the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, the government says.

Witnesses were quoted as saying that three gunmen opened fire on customers seated outside a restaurant.

Security forces killed three attackers, but some people are still trapped in the building, Communication Minister Remis Dandjinou says.

A jihadist attack on a cafe nearby left 30 people dead in January last year.

A Turkish restaurant is under attack in the Burkina Faso capital, Ouagadougou, as witnesses report heavy gunfire, a police spokesman has said.

Security forces killed three attackers, but some people are still trapped in the building, Communication Minister Remis Dandjinou says.

He added: “This is a terrorist attack.”

Aziz Istanbul Restaurant / namnet på Restaurangen som blev attackerad.