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| Africa Subsaharan |
| 4 Extremists Killed in Attack on French Embassy in Burkina Faso |
| 2018-03-03 |
| [All Africa] Burkina Faso ...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president is currently Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and will leave office feet first, one way or the other... 's information minister says four Islamic Lions of Islam have been killed in an attack on the French Embassy and French cultural center in the capital, Ouagadougou. Witnesses say gunnies got out of a car and opened fire on passersby before heading to the embassy at the start of the Friday attack. French President Emmanuel Macron’s office says he is following the situation and French authorities are urging French citizens to avoid the city center. The U.S. Embassy also warned Americans to stay out of the city center. A message posted on Facebook by the embassy said: "Attack under way at the French embassy and French Institute. Stay indoors." |
| Posted by:Fred |