Two Canadians among 18 killed in Burkina Faso attack

A wounded restaurant customer sits on the ground following an attack by gunmen on a restaurant in Ouagadougou. Picture: Reuters

A wounded restaurant customer sits on the ground following an attack by gunmen on a restaurant in Ouagadougou. Picture: Reuters

Published Aug 14, 2017

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Montreal - Two Canadians are among the 18 people killed in a

suspected terrorist attack on a popular restaurant in the capital of

Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia

Freeland confirmed Monday.

"My heartfelt condolences, the heartfelt condolences of our

government, go out to the loved ones of those targeted and the

victims of this tragic attack," Freeland said at a press conference

in Ottawa. 

The identities of the Canadians killed in the attack were not

disclosed. Freeland said she didn't have any further details to share

"out of respect for the next of kin."

dpa 

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