Gunmen attack hotel in Burkina Faso; al Qaeda claims responsibility
Six gunmen stormed a hotel frequented by Westerners in the capital of Burkina Faso late Friday, took hostages and exchanged fire with security forces, the gendarmerie said, according to the country’s state broadcaster, RTB. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb immediately claimed credit for the assault that had similarities to a November hotel attack in […]