Burkina Faso: Three Presumed Terrorists Killed in Ouagadougou Shootout

Three suspected jihadists and a gendarme were killed on Tuesday in Burkina Faso's capital in a pre-dawn raid led by security forces on the suspects' house. Burkinabè officials say the militants were linked to an attack in March against the army headquarters and the French embassy in Ouagadougou.

The night-time raid on the supects' house lasted about seven hours.

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