OUAGADOUGOU - The French embassy on Wednesday warned its citizens against traveling to a national park in eastern Burkina Faso after reports that Malian jihadists were threatening to kidnap foreigners. The park, which also spills into Niger and Benin and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, lures thousands of tourists during Burkina Faso's December-May hunting season. 'We received information indicating threats coming from north Malian terrorists,' said Nadia Fanton, a diplomat at the French embassy, adding: 'There appear to be threats of kidnapping of foreigners in the W Park.'
(photo credit: The Jerusalem Post)