At least 20 dead in Burkina Faso hotel attack: hospital chief
AFP
Januari 16, 2016 00:40 MYT
Januari 16, 2016 00:40 MYT
Burkina Faso's soldier stands near Hotel Splendid where the attackers remain with sporadic gunfire continuing in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on January 15, 2016. / AFP / AHMED OUOBA
At least 20 people have been killed and another 15 wounded in an ongoing assault on a hotel in the capital of Burkina Faso on Friday night, a hospital chief told AFP.
"For the dead, we do not have a precise figure, but there are at least 20 dead," said Robert Sangare, the head of Yalgado Ouedraogo hospital.
"We have had at least 15 wounded with bullet wounds and others who suffered injuries during the panic to escape."