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At least 20 dead in Burkina Faso hotel attack—hospital chief

/ 09:04 AM January 16, 2016

Burkina Faso Hotel Attack

In this grab taken from video by Associate Press Television, the scene of an attack on a hotel, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Attackers struck an upscale hotel popular with Westerners in Burkina Faso’s capital late Friday, fueling the recent political turmoil in the West African country. Three hours later, gunfire could still be heard as soldiers in an armored vehicle finally approached the area. AP Television

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso—At least 20 people have been killed and another 15 wounded in an ongoing assault on a hotel in the capital of Burkina Faso on Friday night, a hospital chief told AFP.

“For the dead, we do not have a precise figure, but there are at least 20 dead,” said Robert Sangare, the head of Yalgado Ouedraogo hospital.

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“We have had at least 15 wounded with bullet wounds and others who suffered injuries during the panic to escape.”

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