20 killed as Al-Qaeda attack on hotel in Burkina Faso capital

OUAGADOUGOU (Web Desk) – At least twenty people have been killed when gunmen attacked a hotel used by foreigners in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.

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men stormed the five-story Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou taking a number of hostages.

The Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb militant group has claimed responsibility for the ongoing attack.

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