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4 Assailants, At Least 20 Victims Dead After Hours-Long Attack In Burkina Faso

Burkinabe soldiers evacuate an injured man from the Splendid hotel during an attack by Al-Qaeda-linked gunmen late Friday in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso's troops, supported by French special forces, battled the attackers early Saturday morning and freed more than 120 hostages, officials say. (AFP/Getty Images)
Burkinabe soldiers evacuate an injured man from the Splendid hotel during an attack by Al-Qaeda-linked gunmen late Friday in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso's troops, supported by French special forces, battled the attackers early Saturday morning and freed more than 120 hostages, officials say. (AFP/Getty Images)

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