2017 Ouagadougou attack

18 people were killed and more than 20 were injured when jihadists opened fire on a Turkish restaurant and hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 13 August 2017. The attackers took hostages after being cornered by police and were killed in an ensuing shootout.
Ouagadougou was also the site of a similar attack in 2016.
It is suspected by the government that al-Qaeda Maghreb affiliate was behind the attack.