2018 Ouagadougou attacks
On 2 March 2018, at least eight heavily armed militants launched an assault on key locations throughout Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso. Targets included the French embassy and the headquarters of Burkina Faso's military.
| 2018 Ouagadougou attack | |
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| Part of the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |
Smoke rises from the French embassy | |
| Location | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
| Date | 2 March 2018 |
| Target |
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Attack type | Shooting, suicide car bombing |
| Deaths | 8 (+8 attackers) |
| Injured | 85 |
| Perpetrators | al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb |
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