Burkina Faso's security forces have ended their operation against gunmen who opened fire Sunday on a restaurant in the country's capital, killing at least 18 people and wounding eight.

Two of the suspected jihadists were killed in the shootout with the forces. It was not immediately clear how many assailants were involved in the raid.

Some people were able to escape the restaurant when the attackers opened fire, but others were trapped inside the building.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the violence.

The landlocked country, one of the poorest in the world, shares a remote northern border with Mali, a country that has long battled Islamic extremists.

In January 2016, an attack on a luxury hotel and a nearby cafe in Ouagadougou killed 30 people. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for the raid.

布基纳法索安全部队结束了对在首都一家餐厅开火的武装分子的行动。星期天的袭击造成至少18人死亡，8人受伤。

在瓦加杜古的一家土耳其餐厅发动袭击的圣战者嫌疑人中有两人在与部队的枪战中丧生。目前还不清楚有多少袭击者。

一些人在袭击者开火时得以逃离餐厅，但其他人被困在建筑物内。

目前还没有人声称对暴力事件负责。

处于西非内陆的布基纳法索是世界上最穷困的国家之一。布基纳法索在偏远的北部与马里接壤，马里与伊斯兰极端分子战斗了多年。

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