BBC have reported that at least 20 people have been killed by gunmen in a Friday night attack at a popular hotel in the Burkina Faso capital of Ouagadougou. The gunmen, believed to be linked with terrorist group al Qaeda, also detonated two car bombs outside.
A combination of French forces and elite Burkinabe forces have now retaken the hotel that left three Islamist gunmen dead and rescuing about 126 hostages.
Burkina Faso’s communication minister, Remis Dandjinou, tweeted that 33 people were receiving treatment at a hospital. He added that the country’s minister of public works, Clement Sawadogo, was among those freed.
Al-Qaeda affiliate in North Africa, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, has claimed responsibility for the attack, which is similar to an attack in neighbouring Mali.
The same group had previously claimed responsibility in the Mali attack that left 20 people dead.
Burkina Faso recently elected a new president, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, after the ouster of its long-time leader, Blaise Compaore, who ruled the country for 27 years following a popular uprising.
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