More people are believed to trapped in the building.

Gunmen attacked the Aziz Istanbul restaurant, and security forces were deployed to try to end the onslaught.

Witnesses said shots were heard around 9 p.m.

Several hours later, a heavy exchange of gunfire still rang out.

Sunday’s attack comes less than two years after Islamic extremists killed 30 people at a downtown restaurant popular with foreigners.

It wasn’t immediately clear who carried out the attack.

Burkina Faso, like other countries in West Africa, has been sporadically targeted by jihadist groups operating across Africa’s Sahel.

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