At least 28 people were killed today in an attack on the military headquarters in Burkina Faso, three security sources, two in France and one in West Africa, said.
Two of the sources told AFP that 28 people were killed and a third spoke of "around 30" dead in the attack in the capital Ouagadougou.
In a simultaneous attack, the French embassy was also targeted.
Burkinabe security sources gave a lower toll, saying "around 15" people were killed, while the army's medical chief, Colonel Amado Kafando, said 75 others had been injured. It was unclear whether these figures applied to one or to

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