Bodies removed from Ouagadougou hotel after militant attack kills dozens

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:48:12 +0000

Security forces in Burkina Faso retook the hotel in the capital on Saturday, a day after al-Qaeda-linked fighters seized it in an assault that killed two dozen people, from at least 18 countries. The incident has shocked the country and marks a major escalation of Islamist militancy in West Africa.