Three suspects in Burkina Faso attack still at large: French PM

Several people have been detained and are being questioned in connection with the weekend attack on a hotel and cafe in Burkina Faso’s capital that killed about 30 people, the country’s security minister said on Tuesday.

Friday’s attack on a four-star hotel, which left at least 29 dead, half of them foreigners, came weeks after an attack on a luxury Mali hotel in Bamako claimed by Islamists that left 20 people dead. The father of four and Burkina Faso national was killed in his auto, parked in front of the hotel, the organization said.

The list of those killed include eight citizens of Burkina Faso, two Ukrainians, two Swiss, two French and one each from the U.S., the Netherlands, Portugal and Libya, and one French-Ukrainian, according to Burkina Faso officials who released a partial list.

The mother of one of the Canadians killed in a terror attack in Burkina Faso has made a desperate plea for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to keep up Canadian airstrikes against ISIL.

Some witnesses however reported seeing more attackers. Two of them were black, and another might be from Arab or Tuareg group. Seven bodies are yet to be identified, and the list is subject to change.

On Sunday, French authorities were back at the scene carrying out a forensic investigation.

Camille Carrier was also critical of the way the family found out that all four members had died.

Leaders from Burkina and Mali have agreed to work more closely to fight jihadists by sharing intelligence and conducting joint security patrols.

Burkina authorities also arrested Adal Rhoubeid, a politician from Niger who is running for president this year.

Although Sajjan didn’t mention west Africa by name, Petrolekas said he wouldn’t be surprised if the Liberals – in offsetting criticism for pulling jets out of Iraq -considered some form of contribution to the ongoing French mission against AQIM.

The burned-out exterior of “Cappuccino” restaurant is seen in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, January 17, 2016.

A group of missionaries from South Florida are returning from Burkina Faso following a number of deadly terror attacks linked to Al-Qaeda.

Tributes poured in Tuesday for well-known Franco-Moroccan photographer Leila Alaoui, who was severely wounded in the attack and late Monday became the 30th and latest victim of the bloody attack.