What the records say
- When
- 13 Aug 2017
- Kind
- Terrorist attack
- Coordinates
- 12.36° N, 1.52° W
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2017 Ouagadougou attack.
2017 Ouagadougou attack
Terrorist attack in Burkina Faso
Nineteen people were killed and 25 others were injured when suspected jihadists opened fire on a Turkish restaurant and hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on 13 August 2017. Police cornered the attackers, who took hostages and then were killed in an ensuing shootout.
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