A man arrives to the army's headquarters in Ouagadougou on March 3, 2018 a day after dozens of people were killed in twin attacks on the French embassy and the country's military.
Eight soldiers died and 12 were seriously wounded in twin attacks on the Burkina Faso military HQ and the French embassy in Ouagadougou, a French security source said on March 3. Eight attackers were also killed in Friday's bloody assault. A previous toll from French security sources had reported at least 28 deaths. 

 / AFP PHOTO / Ahmed OUOBA        (Photo credit should read AHMED OUOBA/AFP/Getty Images)