At least 16 people have been killed in a terrorist attack near the French embassy in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, according to official statements. However other reports put the number of fatalities as high as 28. President Roch Kabore tweeted that the death toll had risen to eight while national police said in a statement that eight gunmen were killed: four at the embassy and four at the army headquarters. Two attackers were captured, according to military source and state television.
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