Up to 33 people have been wounded in the hours-long siege at the Splendid hotel and Cappuccino cafe in Ougadougou claimed by al-Qaeda in Maghreb, France Info news radio cited Burkinabe Interior Minister Simon Compaore as saying.
An unknown number of gunmen attacked the hotel and cafe, frequented by westerners, late Friday.
At least 20 people have been reported killed in the attack immediately labeled a terrorist act by authorities.
At the same time, the interior minister reports that armed forces are battling extremists at the second Burkina hotel, according to AFP.
Burkina Faso: 126 hostages freed, 3 militants killed as hotel siege ends
16 January 2016
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A security operation at a hotel and restaurant in the capital of Burkina Faso has finished with 126 hostages freed and three militants killed, according to the Security and Internal Affairs minister.
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