Burkina Faso President Christian Kabore pledges to fight terrorism in the Sahel
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Channel: CGTN Africa · 2016 · News & Politics
At least 23 people of 18 different nationalities are now known to have been killed after Islamist militants attacked a hotel in Ougadougou. A total of 126 people held hostage were freed, including 33 wounded, after security forces retook the facility. The attack which took place at a hotel popular with Westerners and UN personnel ended by mid Saturday with four assailants, including two women, having been killed. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has claimed responsibility for the attack saying it was quote "revenge against France and the disbelieving West". The attackers are said to have been members of the al-Murabitoun group based in Mali. President Roch Marc Christian Kabore who visited the site shortly after the assault ended has pledged his government's commitment to fighting against terrorism in the Sahel.
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