Burkina Faso siege ends with release of 126 hostages

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

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.

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