2016 Ouagadougou attacks Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === YIBI hotel === Following the end of the siege at the Splendid Hotel, the Yibi hotel, located next to Cappuccino,<ref name="tele"/> was under attack, according to Interior Minister<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/world/al-qaeda-attack-on-burkina-hotel-kills-20-at-least-15-persons-wounded-1190497.html|title=Burkina Faso: At least 20 dead, 126 people rescued as siege at first hotel ends|work=IBNLive|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-date=19 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119140132/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/world/al-qaeda-attack-on-burkina-hotel-kills-20-at-least-15-persons-wounded-1190497.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Simon Compaoré]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/504695/burkina-faso-president-takes-defence-portfolio-in-new-cabine.html|title=Burkina Faso president takes defence portfolio in new cabinet|work=Modern Ghana|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-date=26 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126132034/https://www.modernghana.com/news/504695/burkina-faso-president-takes-defence-portfolio-in-new-cabine.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It followed him saying that nearby hotels were being checked to make sure attackers were not hiding there.<ref name="abc">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/10-bodies-found-burkina-faso-cafe-al-qaida-36328723|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116192223/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/10-bodies-found-burkina-faso-cafe-al-qaida-36328723|archivedate=2016-01-16|title=Burkina Faso Hotel Seizure Ends; 4 Jihadis, 23 Others Dead|author=ABC News|work=ABC News|access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> At about 07:30, government forces entered the hotel on foot, while sharp shooters were reportedly on the roofs of nearby buildings. Radio Omega reported that a fourth attacker had been killed after seeking refuge at the hotel.<ref name="tele">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/burkinafaso/12103065/Burkina-Faso-attacks-Al-Qaeda-Islamic-Maghreb-Hotel-Splendid-Ouagadougou-live.html|title=Burkina Faso attacks: Four Al-Qaeda terrorists – 'including two women' – killed after special forces free 126 hostages in hotel siege – live|date=16 January 2016|work=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116104159/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/burkinafaso/12103065/Burkina-Faso-attacks-Al-Qaeda-Islamic-Maghreb-Hotel-Splendid-Ouagadougou-live.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page