It was a dooms day at a Turkish restaurant in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, yesterday when Gunmen believed to be Islamist extremists opened fire at the restaurant, killing at least 18 people, this is the second attack on a restaurant popular with foreigners in two years.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which continued into the early hours of Monday. Gunfire could still be heard almost seven hours after it began.

The communications minister, Remi Dandjinou, said Monday morning that the victims had come from several countries, and that at least eight people had also been wounded. He added that two of the assailants had been killed, that the response by security forces had ended, and that searches were continuing in the neighborhood around the restaurant.

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