BREAKING: Gunfire, explosions at hotel in Burkina Faso's capital (PHOTOS)

Shots and explosions were on Friday heard coming from one of Ouagadougou's main hotels, according to an AFP journalist who saw three men firing at the scene.

A car was also on fire in front of the Splendid Hotel located in a busy, central area of the Burkina Faso capital and regularly used by United Nations staff and westerners.

The Cappuccino cafe-restaurant opposite the hotel, which is also popular with westerners, had also been targeted, a witness who spoke to AFP added.

Security forces were not yet on the scene.

The Burkina 24 posted the images on its Facebook page.