Ten held in Burkina over West Africa jihadist attacks

[WorldNews]

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Authorities in Burkina Faso have arrested 10 people over a jihadist attack on a hotel and cafe in the capital and a separate rampage at a resort in neighbouring Ivory Coast, the interior minister said Thursday. Three of those being held are suspected of involvement in both the January 15 attack on the Splendid Hotel and Cappuccino cafe in Burkina's capital Ouagadougou and the bloodshed at the Grand Bassam resort across the border on March 13, minister Simon Compaore said. Thirty people were killed when gunmen stormed the four-star hotel and nearby cafe in Ouagadougou, while 19 were killed when gunman opened fire on a beach and bars in Grand Bassam.

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