By: Steve Dellar | 03-02-2018 | News
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Islamic Extremists Kill 30 In Attack On French Embassy in Burkina Faso (Video)

As we’ve here at thegoldwater.com told you earlier, a well organized terrorist attack from 3 fronts was launched at Ouagadougou, the capital of the former French colony of Burkina Faso.

Targets that were raided by the Islamic Extremists were the headquarters of the army and the French embassy where most people died.

The French army sent in reinforcements to help the African nations’ soldiers fight off the large group of terrorists who attacked them.

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WATCH: The French Embassy in Burkina Faso was attacked this AM. <a href="https://t.co/sQqE6WxqGm">pic.twitter.com/sQqE6WxqGm</a></p>&mdash; Based Monitored 🇺🇸🇮🇪 (@BasedMonitored) <a href="https://twitter.com/BasedMonitored/status/969604279085432833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2018</a></blockquote>

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According to AFP (Agence France Presse), 30 people have so far died and 85 wounded were transported to the hospital.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Burkina Faso: Muslims screaming “Allahu akbar” open fire on French Embassy <a href="https://t.co/5Qzcvg2WVn">https://t.co/5Qzcvg2WVn</a> <a href="https://t.co/H9jDLEOXZP">pic.twitter.com/H9jDLEOXZP</a></p>&mdash; Robert Spencer (@jihadwatchRS) <a href="https://twitter.com/jihadwatchRS/status/969567783712370688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2018</a></blockquote>

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French President Emmanuel Macron will brief the people of France later on these events as a lot of his countrymen reside in Burkina Faso.

Related coverage: http://thegoldwater.com/news/19727-Breaking-Islamic-Extremists-Attack-French-Embassy-In-Burkina-Faso-7-Dead-Video

The French Prime Minister, Mr. Edouard Philippe clearly labeled it as "a terrorist attack."

“This was a terrorist attack and the French embassy was among the targets.”

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Explosion and gunshots rock French embassy and Army HQ in Burkina Faso <a href="https://t.co/StU0kfLvrC">pic.twitter.com/StU0kfLvrC</a></p>&mdash; Ruptly (@Ruptly) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ruptly/status/969640126178570240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Five of the terrorist gunmen jumped out of a pickup truck in the city center, shouted “Allahu Akhbar” and started shooting at passers-by.

After they had sprayed the street with bullets, they ran towards their main target, the French embassy.

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ouagadougou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Ouagadougou</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BurkinaFaso?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BurkinaFaso</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ouagadougou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Ouagadougou</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/terror?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#terror</a><br>via <a href="https://twitter.com/RT_com?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RT_com</a><br>28 dead confirmed<br>Locals flee the aftermath of one of a series of attacks in downtown Ouagadougou [03 Mar] <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/verified?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#verified</a> <a href="https://t.co/QvkngWDi4B">pic.twitter.com/QvkngWDi4B</a></p>&mdash; Real News Line (@RealNewsLine) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealNewsLine/status/969619692636778496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Source:

http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2018/03/02/burkina-faso-attaques-armees-dans-le-centre-de-ouagadougou_5264722_3212.html

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Anonymous No. 19741 2018-03-02 : 20:42

Now let's not jump to conclusions, there's no proof this wasn't the IRA.

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