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Arrests In Burkina Faso Attack Probe, Italy Lays Wreath For Boy
Burkina Faso police were questioning several people on Wednesday, including four seen talking to the extremist gunmen who killed 30 people after storming a top hotel and a cafe in the capital, a security source said.
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French Prime Minister Says 6 Attackers At Burkina Hotel, 3 On Loose
France's prime minister says that a total of six people carried out the deadly attacks on the cafe and Splendid Hotel in Burkina Faso's capital - and three are still on the loose.
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French PM Valls Says 3 Sought In Connection With Burkina Attacks
Three assailants are being sought for their role in the attacks on a hotel and a cafe in Burkina Faso's capital, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Tuesday.
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Al Qaeda Names Fighters Behind Attack On Burkina Capital
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on Monday identified three fighters it says were responsible for attacks in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou over the weekend that killed 29 people.
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Burkina Faso's Long Night Of Horror In Killing Spree By Terrorists
When Burkina Faso anti-terrorism Commander Evrard Somda arrived with 20 men to start a fight-back against Islamist militants holed up in a smart hotel, his first decision was to seal off the area and throw away the rule book.
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Burkina Faso Begins 3 Days Of Mourning After Al-Qaida Attack
Burkina Faso began three days of national mourning Sunday and the president said security would be stepped up in the capital and the country's borders after al-Qaida militants killed at least 28 people in an attack on a hotel and cafe popular with foreigners.
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Security Forces Hunt Possible Surviving Burkina Hotel Attackers'
Security forces were hunting Sunday for any possible surviving gunmen from an attack on a top hotel in Burkina Faso that left at least 29 people dead and showed the expanding reach of regional jihadists in west Africa.
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Burkina Strike Boldest Yet As Islamist Insurgency Pushes South
In a 2013 speech claiming victory over jihadists in Mali who had seized the north a year earlier, French President Francois Hollande said that if it had not been for his nation's military intervention, "today we would have terrorists here in Bamako".
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Burkina Faso: No Indian Killed In Hotel Terror Attack
No Indian was killed in the terrorist attack on Hotel Splendid in Ougadougou, the Burkina Faso capital in West Africa but two Indians, who were in the hotel at that time, were evacuated, the Indian Consul, Deepak Ramchandani told IANS on Saturday.
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American Missionary Among Dead In Burkina Faso Hotel Attack
The mother-in-law of an American missionary confirmed on Saturday that he was among those killed after Al-Qaeda fighters attacked a hotel and cafe in Burkina Faso's capital of Ouagadougou.
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6 Canadians Killed In Burkina Attacks
Six Canadians were killed in an attack carried out overnight by jihadists at a top hotel in Burkina Faso's capital, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday.
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At Least 29 Killed In Jihadist Attack On Burkina Hotel
At least 29 people, many of them foreigners, were killed in an attack overnight on a top hotel in the capital of Burkina Faso, the latest country to be drawn into a regional jihadist battle against the West and its allies.
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At Least 26 Killed In Terror Attack On Burkina Hotel
At least 26 people, many of them foreigners, were killed in an attack overnight on a top hotel in the capital of Burkina Faso, the latest country to be drawn into a regional jihadist battle against the West and its allies.
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Burkina Troops Retake Hotel After Islamist Attack Kills Dozens
Security forces in Burkina Faso retook a hotel in the capital today from al Qaeda fighters who seized it in an assault that killed two dozen people from at least 18 countries and marked a major escalation of Islamist militancy in West Africa.
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Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore Visits Hotel Hit By Al Qaeda Attack
Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore Saturday visited the hotel where 22 people were killed in an attack by jihadist gunmen just hours earlier, an AFP journalist said.
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Arrests In Burkina Faso Attack Probe, Italy Lays Wreath For Boy
Burkina Faso police were questioning several people on Wednesday, including four seen talking to the extremist gunmen who killed 30 people after storming a top hotel and a cafe in the capital, a security source said.
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French Prime Minister Says 6 Attackers At Burkina Hotel, 3 On Loose
France's prime minister says that a total of six people carried out the deadly attacks on the cafe and Splendid Hotel in Burkina Faso's capital - and three are still on the loose.
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French PM Valls Says 3 Sought In Connection With Burkina Attacks
Three assailants are being sought for their role in the attacks on a hotel and a cafe in Burkina Faso's capital, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Tuesday.
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Al Qaeda Names Fighters Behind Attack On Burkina Capital
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on Monday identified three fighters it says were responsible for attacks in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou over the weekend that killed 29 people.
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Burkina Faso's Long Night Of Horror In Killing Spree By Terrorists
When Burkina Faso anti-terrorism Commander Evrard Somda arrived with 20 men to start a fight-back against Islamist militants holed up in a smart hotel, his first decision was to seal off the area and throw away the rule book.
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Burkina Faso Begins 3 Days Of Mourning After Al-Qaida Attack
Burkina Faso began three days of national mourning Sunday and the president said security would be stepped up in the capital and the country's borders after al-Qaida militants killed at least 28 people in an attack on a hotel and cafe popular with foreigners.
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Security Forces Hunt Possible Surviving Burkina Hotel Attackers'
Security forces were hunting Sunday for any possible surviving gunmen from an attack on a top hotel in Burkina Faso that left at least 29 people dead and showed the expanding reach of regional jihadists in west Africa.
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Burkina Strike Boldest Yet As Islamist Insurgency Pushes South
In a 2013 speech claiming victory over jihadists in Mali who had seized the north a year earlier, French President Francois Hollande said that if it had not been for his nation's military intervention, "today we would have terrorists here in Bamako".
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Burkina Faso: No Indian Killed In Hotel Terror Attack
No Indian was killed in the terrorist attack on Hotel Splendid in Ougadougou, the Burkina Faso capital in West Africa but two Indians, who were in the hotel at that time, were evacuated, the Indian Consul, Deepak Ramchandani told IANS on Saturday.
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American Missionary Among Dead In Burkina Faso Hotel Attack
The mother-in-law of an American missionary confirmed on Saturday that he was among those killed after Al-Qaeda fighters attacked a hotel and cafe in Burkina Faso's capital of Ouagadougou.
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6 Canadians Killed In Burkina Attacks
Six Canadians were killed in an attack carried out overnight by jihadists at a top hotel in Burkina Faso's capital, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday.
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At Least 29 Killed In Jihadist Attack On Burkina Hotel
At least 29 people, many of them foreigners, were killed in an attack overnight on a top hotel in the capital of Burkina Faso, the latest country to be drawn into a regional jihadist battle against the West and its allies.
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At Least 26 Killed In Terror Attack On Burkina Hotel
At least 26 people, many of them foreigners, were killed in an attack overnight on a top hotel in the capital of Burkina Faso, the latest country to be drawn into a regional jihadist battle against the West and its allies.
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Burkina Troops Retake Hotel After Islamist Attack Kills Dozens
Security forces in Burkina Faso retook a hotel in the capital today from al Qaeda fighters who seized it in an assault that killed two dozen people from at least 18 countries and marked a major escalation of Islamist militancy in West Africa.
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Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore Visits Hotel Hit By Al Qaeda Attack
Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore Saturday visited the hotel where 22 people were killed in an attack by jihadist gunmen just hours earlier, an AFP journalist said.
