Burkina Faso’s leaders urged vigilance Saturday, a day after Islamic extremist attacks on the army headquarters and French embassy in the capital. An al-Qaida-linked group based in Mali has claimed responsibility.
A soldier walks near the rear of the Army Headquarters in central Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Friday March 2,2018. Gunfire and explosions rocked Burkina Faso’s capital early Friday in what the police said was a suspected attack by Islamic extremists. By midday the gunfire became intermittent and helicopters flew above the French Embassy in Ouagadougou.
