Burkina Faso begins mourning after hotel attack
BURKINA Faso has begun three days of national mourning after al-Qaeda fighters in a vehicle from neighbouring Niger Republic killed at least 28 people in an attack on a hotel and cafe popular with foreigners.
The national mourning began on Sunday, a day after government soldiers and French forces ended a more than 12-hour siege at the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou’s business district.
President Roch Marc Christian Kabore said the people of Burkina Faso must unite in the fight against “terrorism”.
He also announced on the national broadcaster, Burkina 24, that security forces would be stepping up their efforts to thwart future attacks and asked people to comply with the new restrictions.
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