At least 26 people from 18 countries were killed in attacks by jehadi gunmen on a top hotel and a restaurant in the capital of Burkina Faso, before security forces ended the siege on Saturday and killed four assailants, including two women.
A total of 126 people were freed, including 33 wounded, from the four-star Splendid hotel, after security forces retook the 147-room facility and the Cappuccino restaurant nearby.
The jehadis’ assault had been completely crushed by midday on Saturday, a security source said.
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for the attacks saying it was “revenge on France and the disbelieving West”, according to a statement carried by US-based monitoring group SITE.