OUAGADOUGOU (AFP)- Heavy gunfire was heard Friday near the French embassy in Ouagadougou, the capital of the Sahel state of Burkina Faso, an AFP reporter said.
Witnesses said five armed men got out of a car and opened fire on passersby before heading towards the embassy.
Others said there was an explosion near the Burkinabe military headquarters and the French cultural center, also in the city center.
AFP
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