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Two Australian citizens, a doctor and his wife, were believed to have been kidnapped overnight in northern Burkina Faso near the border with Mali, the West African nation's security ministry said on Saturday. 
Reports initially said the two were Austrian. The kidnapping occurred in the Baraboule area, the ministry said in a message sent to reporters, according to the Associated Press. The reports were also relayed by AFP.
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The Australian were abducted in Djibo, the capital of the northern Soum province. The Associated Press reported that a journalist in the region said the Australian couple has lived in Burkina Faso since 1972, volunteering in health services.
It was not immediately clear whether the abduction was linked to an attack carried out by al-Qaeda fighters at a hotel in the country's capital late on Friday. At least 23 people have been killed, as well as four extremist attackers.
Also on Saturday, Denmark's Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen said the country would re-assess whether it was safe for Denmark's Australian-born Crown Princess Mary to travel to Burkina Faso later this month as part of an official Danish delegation.
Mr Jensen says they will not travel "if there is a situation where we cannot guarantee the security of the crown princess," reported AP
Princess Mary is scheduled to travel to the West African country with Mr Jensen on   January 24-26.
More to come.