• 27 people killed in Islamic millitant attack on a luxury hotel in Bukina Faso
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[t]http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160116123949-01-burkina-faso-burkina-faso-hotel-attack-j-exlarge-169.jpg[/t][t]http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160116124002-02-burkina-faso-burkina-faso-hotel-atta4-exlarge-169.jpg[/t][t]http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160116124056-05-burkina-faso-afp-75261-exlarge-169.jpg[/t] [t]http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160116&t=2&i=1110029322&w=976&fh=&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC0F0BN[/t][t]http://s3.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160116&t=2&i=1110029327&w=976&fh=&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC0F0BO[/t][t]http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160116&t=2&i=1110014835&w=976&fh=&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC0F09Z[/t] [QUOTE]Attackers raided a luxury hotel in Burkina Faso overnight, shooting some and taking others hostage in a siege that lasted hours and ended with dozens of people dead. An al Qaeda-linked terrorist group claimed responsibility for the assault at Splendid Hotel -- a popular meeting place for Western diplomats in the capital, Ouagadougou. The attack began Friday night and dragged on under the cover of darkness. Security forces circled the perimeter to assess the situation before they stormed in hours later. "Everyone was panicked and was lying down on the floor. There was blood everywhere, they were shooting at people at point blank," said Yannick Sawadogo, who survived the siege. Security forces entered the hotel early Saturday and freed 126 hostages, half of whom were hospitalized, according to Burkina Faso's foreign minister, Alpha Barry. French and U.S. military personnel backed up Burkina Faso security forces when they launched their operation to reclaim the Splendid Hotel in the early hours of Saturday, though their progress through the building was slowed by explosives planted by the militants. France normally has up to 200 special forces troops in the country as part of a regional anti-militant operation.Security Minister Simon Compaore said 23 people from 18 countries had been killed. Gilles Thibault, France's ambassador to Burkina Faso, said 27 were dead. It was unclear whether either death toll included the four attackers -- including two women -- that Compaore said were killed. Thibault said three attackers died, and none of them were women. [/QUOTE] [URL]http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/16/africa/burkina-faso-hotel-terrorist-attack/index.html[/URL] [URL]http://www.reuters.com/article/us-burkina-attacks-idUSKCN0UT2HC[/URL]
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