Burkina Faso siege ends with release of 126 hostages

Authorities in the West African nation of Burkina Faso have rescued 126 hostages who were taken during a siege at a luxury hotel popular with foreigners in the country's capital. Survivors have described terrifying scenes as they tried to escape during Al Qaeda's first major attack in the former French colony.

The scene of an attack on a hotel, in Ouagadougou Source: AAP, AP