2018 Ouagadougou attacks

2018 Ouagadougou attack
Part of the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Smoke rises from the French embassy
LocationOuagadougou, Burkina Faso
Date2 March 2018 (2018-03-02)
Target
  • French embassy
  • National army headquarters
  • French Institute
Attack type
Shooting, suicide car bombing
Deaths8 (+8 attackers)
Injured85
Perpetrators al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

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.[1]

  1. ^ "Burkina Faso attack: Gunmen strike in Ouagadougou". BBC News. 2 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.