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Austrian couple abducted in northern Burkina Faso: interior ministry

Published: 16 Jan 2016 - 05:42 pm | Last Updated: 21 Nov 2021 - 01:57 pm

Burnt vehicles are seen in the surroundings of the Splendid hotel in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on January 16, 2016 following an attack by Al-Qaeda linked gunmen.  AFP, Ahmed Ouoba

 

Ouagadougou: An Austrian doctor and his wife were abducted Friday morning in the north of Burkina Faso, the country's interior ministry said Saturday.

The couple were kidnapped in Baraboule, near the west African country's borders with Niger and Mali.

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