Two Indians were among 126 people freed from a restaurant in the African nation of Burkina Faso that was taken under siege by Al Qaeda-linked gunmen who killed at least 26 people from 18 countries on
Two Indians were among 126 people freed from a restaurant in the African nation of Burkina Faso that was taken under siege by Al Qaeda-linked gunmen who killed at least 26 people from 18 countries on Saturday.
“Two Indians — Viraj and Satya — were in the hotel under siege by terrorists. Both are safely out,” the ministry of external affairs (MEA) spokesperson was quoted by news agencies as saying.
The jihadist gunmen attacked a top hotel and a restaurant in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, before security forces ended the siege and killed four assailants.
A total of 126 people were freed, including 33 wounded, from the four-star Splendid Hotel, popular with westerners and UN personnel, after security forces retook the 147-room facility and the Cappuccino restaurant nearby in the early hours on Saturday, according to the officials there.
