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Burkina troops retake hotel from Islamists -security minister

OUAGADOUGO: Security forces ended a siege by al Qaeda fighters at a hotel in Burkina Faso's capital on Saturday, killing three Islamist gunmen and freeing 126 hostages, the West African nation's security minister said.

At least 20 people are believed to have been killed in the attack on Ouagadougou's Hotel Splendid which began late on Friday. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the raid.

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