6 Canadians, 4 Ukrainians, American among 28 killed in Burkina Faso attack aimed at ‘white people’

Several of 18 countries whose citizens were killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in Burkina Faso, including the US, Canada, and Ukraine, have released lists of victims. Details reveal “white people” were targeted, including a 9-year-old girl.
At least 28 people died as a result of the brutal attack and hostage situation, which started late on Friday and carried on throughout Saturday at the luxury Splendid Hotel and a nearby cafe in the capital city of Ouagadougou.

The details of the death toll and witness accounts have confirmed that foreigners were specifically targeted for cold-blooded murder in the terror act.

BREAKING UPDATE: #BurkinaFaso hostage siege over — 126 freed, at least 20 killed https://t.co/RreMkPC6yX pic.twitter.com/E6vcx8pVgX

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Of the Western nations, Canada appears to have suffered the biggest losses, with the country’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, announcing that six Canadians had been killed.

“On behalf of all Canadians, we offer our deepest condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of all those killed and a speedy recovery to all those injured. We are deeply saddened by these senseless acts of violence on innocent civilians,” Trudeau said in a statement.

Trudeau also said that Canada is offering “assistance” with the investigation into what happened in Ouagadougou.

A Ukrainian family was among the victims, including three adults and a nine-year-old girl, Ukraine’s foreign minister, Pavlo Klimkin, said. “This is a tragedy for all of us,” Klimkin added on his Twitter account.