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Burkina Faso: Armed Assault Targets Cafe in Capital

Aug 14, 2017 | 17:50 GMT

(Stratrfor)

Violence again shattered a peaceful evening in Burkina Faso as gunmen attacked a cafe in the capital, Ouagadougou, on Aug. 13, leaving 18 people dead and 20 others wounded. The two attackers, who arrived on a motorcycle, attacked the Aziz Istanbul Patisserie Cafe and then barricaded themselves in the building. Security forces eventually fought and killed the two assailants....

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