Burkina Faso
Operations by security forces in Burkina Faso against Islamist militants at the Splendid Hotel in the state’s capital, Ouagadougou is over.
AFP reports, 126 hostages were freed while three gunmen were killed and 20 deaths reported during the attack. French special forces were helping local troops in the security operation.
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