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TEHRAN, March 3 - Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore called on the public on Saturday to collaborate more closely with the armed forces, the day after attacks at army headquarters and the French embassy left 16 people dead, including eight gunmen, and wounded 80.
TEHRAN,Young Journalists Club (YJC) - No one has claimed responsibility for Friday's attacks in the capital Ouagadougou, which follow two other major assaults in the past two years.
Previous attacks in Ouagadougou and near the porous border with Mali were conducted by allies of al Qaeda in reprisal for Burkina Faso's participation in a regional fight against the militants.
"In these difficult moments, I would like to reaffirm to Africa and the entire world my unshakeable faith in the capacity of the Burkinabe people to preserve their dignity and ferociously oppose their enemies," Kabore said in a speech on national television.
"I would like to encourage the population to reinforce collaboration with our defense and security forces in our common fight against terrorism," he said.
Burkinabe security forces are frequently targeted by militants near the country's borders with Mali and Niger, where they participate in a regional task force aimed at countering rising jihadi violence.
Authorities said four gunmen were killed at army headquarters, where the assailants also detonated a car bomb, and four more were killed at the embassy. Two attackers were also captured on Friday.
Source: Reuters
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