28 DIE IN TERROR ATTACK AT BURKINA FASO HOTEL

There was pandemonium at the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou the Burkina Faso capital

as four terrorists laid siege on the hotel popularly known for its high number of foreign visitors.

The attack which lasted over 15 hours resulted in the death of 28 people before rescue came from a combined Burkinabe Special forces assisted by 30 French Special Forces.