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Burkina Faso hotel attacked by al-Qaida catches fire

(AP) -- Al-Qaida militants struck an upscale hotel and nearby cafe late Friday that are popular with Westerners in Burkina Faso's capital, taking an unknown number of hostages and forcing others to hide

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