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The first of three days of national mourning have begun in the West African state of Burkina Faso, after at least 28 people were killed in an attack by Islamist militants.

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Burkina Faso's government says 26 people were killed and a further 56 injured after Islamist militants attacked a hotel in the capital, Ouagadougou, popular with foreigners.

The BBC's Thomas Fessy explains how the siege started in Burkina Faso's capital and how special forces brought it to an end.

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