Reconsider travelling to Burkina Faso “due to terrorism”, US tells its citizens

The United States of America has issued a travel advisory to its citizens to shelve any plans to travel to Burkina Faso due to terrorism in the West African country.

“Terrorist groups continue plotting attacks in Burkina Faso. Terrorists may conduct attacks anywhere with little or no warning. Targets could include hotels, restaurants, police stations, customs offices, military posts, and schools,” it said in a travel advisory.

The travel alert by the US is coming a day after masked men launched coordinated attack on the army headquarters and the French embassy in the country’s capital of Ouagadougou.

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According to government spokesman Remi Dandjinou, the attack on the army headquarters and the French embassy by unidentified assailants claimed the lives of five people and witnessed the wounding of around 50 others.

While speaking on state television, Remi said that two paramilitary gendarmes were also killed defending the French embassy, which also came under attack by masked men.

During the attack, reports say Barricades were erected to keep people from the French Embassy and the prime minister’s office in the eastern part of the city centre where gunfire was heard and smoke seen rising into the air.

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