Four family members among six Canadians killed in Burkina Faso terrorist attack
Posted January 17, 2016 10:40 am.
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Quebec media reports say four members of one family are among the six people from the province who were killed in the terrorist attack in Burkina Faso.
French language newspapers La Presse and Le Soleil identified the family as retired teacher Yves Carrier, his wife Gladys Chamberland and their two adult children.
The two newspapers said the other two Canadian victims were also from Quebec and friends of Carrier’s family.
They were among at least 28 who died when terrorists stormed a luxury hotel in the capital Ouagadougou late Friday.
The attack ended when security forces moved in killing four terrorists _ authorities said two of the attackers were women.
La Presse quoted a family member as saying the family was in the African country doing humanitarian work.
The federal government did not reveal the identities of the Canadians killed citing privacy laws, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement Saturday condemning the attack.
An al-Qaida affiliate known as al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for the attack that ended early Saturday.
