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'There Was Blood Everywhere': Al Qaeda Group Claims Responsibility in Deadly Burkina Faso Hotel Attack That Has Killed 23

The victims were from 18 nationalities, security minister Simon Compaore said, according to CNN At least 23 people are dead following an hours-long siege of a Burkina Faso hotel by Islamic extremists ...
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Security forces hunt possible surviving Burkina hotel attackers

Burkina Faso's Interior Minister Simon Compaore says search security forces are carrying out careful searches for any possible surviving gunmen OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Security forces were hunting ...
The Local

Swiss and French among dead in Burkina Faso attack

The death toll in an attack by jihadists on a top hotel in Burkina Faso's capital rose to 29 on Sunday, including French and Swiss victims, the country's Security Minister Simon Compaore said. Most of ...
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Burkina Faso govt says it has thwarted coup plot

Burkina Faso said Friday it thwarted a “vast conspiracy” earlier this month by forces loyal to ousted leader Blaise Compaore, which aimed to seize power in the impoverished Sahel state. The plot ...