OTTAWA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- One Canadian was killed Sunday night in an attack at a tourist restaurant in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, according to CTV on Monday.
Eighteen people died and at least eight others were wounded in the attack, most of the victims are children and women, who are of several different nationalities, including two Kuwaitis and one person each from France, Senegal, Nigeria, Lebanon and Turkey, and seven from Burkina Faso. Three other victims have yet to be identified.
There is no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. Assailants opened fire on crowds dining at a restaurant popular with tourists in the West African country's capital Sunday night.
Burkina Faso's special forces traced and had a gun battle with the assailants that lasted well into the early hours of Monday. The special forces killed two of the assailants.
In a statement issued on Monday, the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Canada says they are reaching out to Canadian citizens in the area and are ready to provide consular assistance as required.
The ministry also advises Canadians in a tweet on Monday to avoid the affected area in Ouagadougou and to follow the instructions of local authorities.
It also urges Canadians to avoid "all travel" to the northern area of Burkina Faso and its border with Mali.
Last January, armed men attacked a café frequented by foreigners, killing 30 people dead. That attack was claimed by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and a jihadist group called Al Mourabitoun.
