American Citizen Killed in Burkina Faso, US State Dept Says

American Citizen Killed in Burkina Faso, US State Dept Says
Department of State building in Washington on July 31, 2014. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images
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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso—An American citizen has been killed in the capital of the West African nation of Burkina Faso, according to the U.S. State Department.

The State Department said late Saturday it was not aware that the person had any affiliation with the U.S. government, but declined to give more information out of respect for the privacy of the individual and the family.