At least 29 people were killed and about were 150 injured after Al-Qaeda attacked a hotel in downtown Ouagadougou. BuzzFeed News will continue to update this story as victims are identified.
Mike Riddering, 45 — Florida, United States
Mike Riddering and wife Amy in Burkina Faso.
Mike Riddering / Via reachburkina.blogspot.co.uk
Missionary Mike Riddering was the only U.S. citizen killed in the attack, the U.S. State Department confirmed Saturday.
Riddering, 45, worked with his wife Amy at Les Ailes de Refuge orphanage in Yako, a town about 100 kilometers northwest of the Ouagadougou.
He was killed at the Cappuccino Cafe where he was meeting with a colleague, Christian organization Sheltering Wings, which supported his mission, said in a statement.
Riddering had four children. Haley, 23, Delaney, 19, Biba, 15, and, Moise, 4. The couple moved to Burkina Faso for missionary work in 2011. They worked at a orphanage where they later adopted Biba and Moise.
On Saturday, his wife Amy posted a message on Facebook that said "heaven has gained a warrior!"
"My best friend, partner in crime and love of my life. The best husband ever. An amazing father to his children and a papa to everyone. My heart is so heavy and I am having trouble believing he is gone," she wrote.
"Mike was an example in the way he lived and loved. God be glorified! Mike Riddering I will love you always! You left quite a legacy here. I can only imagine the adventures you are having now."
Jean-Noël Rey
Swiss Federal Assembly
SOURCE: BuzzFeed
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