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title: "Army clashes with suspected jihadists at Burkina Faso cafe"
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# Army clashes with suspected jihadists at Burkina Faso cafe

> Soldiers launched an operation against suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso on Sunday after gunmen attacked a cafe in the capital Ouagadougou, an AFP journalist said.

By AFP · Published 14 August 2017, 07:13 SAST

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At least two people including one foreigner were wounded in the attack, the journalist said.

Witnesses said that three armed men arrived in a 4x4 at around 9:30 pm and opened fire on customers seated outside the cafe.

Police and army arrived at the scene and sporadic gunfire could be heard into the night, the journalist said.

Burkina Faso, a poor landlocked nation bordering Mali and Niger, has seen a string of attacks claimed by jihadist groups in recent years.

By far the worst was an assault on a hotel and nearby cafe in central Ouagadougou in January 2016 that killed 30 people including several foreigners. DM