Burkina Faso capital security tightens after jihadi attack

A spokesperson for the family said Dr and Mrs Elliot have worked in the Burkina Faso town of Djibo since 1972, where they run a 120-bed surgical clinic. The Liberian President then called for global and regional cooperation and action in bringing an end to such barbarity against humanity.

“We know that the fight against terrorism on the world scale is essential and must happen in an intelligent and reasonable way”, he said in French.

The six Quebecers were among those killed in an al-Qaida attack last Friday.

The latest death toll from the Ouagadougou terrorist attack, particularly at Splendid Hotel and the Cappuccino Café Restaurant, has risen with the death of one of the injured, medical sources told APA on Tuesday morning.

He spoke as details emerged about a delayed, ill-equipped response from Burkina Faso’s security forces, which have been weakened by the nation’s political tumult.

French President Francois Hollande spoke by phone on Monday with his Burkinbe counterpart Roch Marc Christian Kabore, pledging “any assistance needed… for a proper investigation of these heinous acts”.

A police armored vehicle is parked outside a Starbucks cafe after an explosion in Jakarta, Indonesia Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016.

“The mining industry as such is in an economic lull or downturn so there are a lot of people who are trained in the mining industry who are without employment at the moment”, she said.

Gunmen from the Islamist militant group stormed the Cappuccino restaurant and the Splendid Hotel on Friday night, singling out white people for slaughter.

They have not yet been confirmed dead, the statement said, adding that the identification by the Burkinabe authorities of many victims is still underway. As of Monday, no such outright restriction has been introduced for Burkina Faso.

Four of the Canadian victims were members of one family and the others were their friends. Burkina Faso and Mali are to collaborate in the fight against militant groups in West Africa.

At least three attackers died in the assaults, officials say.

Burkina Faso and Mali’s prime ministers met Sunday and agreed to share intelligence and have join patrols along shared borders, they said.