OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso and French forces killed at least three extremists and freed 126 people as they took back control of a luxury hotel in the capital that had been seized by the attackers, the minister of security said Saturday.
In this grab taken from video by Associate Press Television, two unidentified armed men approach a vehicle, near to a hotel, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Attackers struck an upscale hotel popular with Westerners in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Al-Qaida militants struck an upscale hotel and nearby cafe late Friday that were popular with Westerners in Burkina Faso's capital, taking an unknown number of hostages and forcing others to hide for their lives as gunfire
Witnesses: Burkina Faso Hotel Attacked by Al-Qaida Militants Catches Fire After Commandos Use Explosives to Storm Building. By The Associated Press. OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Jan 15, 2016, 8:20 PM ET. Share. Email. Star. Share. Email.
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso and French forces killed at least three extremists and freed 126 people as they took back control of a luxury hotel in the capital that had been seized by the attackers, the minister of security said Saturday.