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Authorities in Burkina Faso have arrested 10 people linked to terror attacks in the country as well as in neighboring Cote d’ Ivoire.

Three of those detained are suspected of being involved in the attack on the Splendid Hotel and Cappuccino cafe in the capital Ouagadougou in January this year.

They have also been connected to the gun attack at the Grand Bassam resort in Cote d’ Ivoire in March.

Authorities say a total of 49 people have been questioned over the various attacks.  After further investigations, 39 were released. Compaore said that six of the suspects had been trained in Niger and took part in several terrorist attacks against the United Nations’ peacekeeping forces in Mali.