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Mali hotel attack

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November 20, 2015


Suspected Islamist gunmen who stormed a hotel in Mali's capital, Bamako, have "no more hostages", officials say.

The Radisson Blu Hotel was stormed by special forces after gunmen entered it and seized 170 people, many of them foreign guests.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and its offshoot al-Murabitoun said they carried out the attack, according to an agency used by jihadists in the region.

An unnamed UN official has said at least 27 people have been killed.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said 12 bodies were found in the basement and 15 bodies were found on the second floor.

It is not clear if this includes two of the attackers who are reported to have died

Special forces spent several hours chasing the attackers on the upper floors of the hotel. The US said the attack had ended. There is no confirmation from the Malian authorities.

The US-owned hotel is popular with foreign businesses and airline crews.

Eyewitnesses said the gunmen had entered the hotel shooting and shouting "God is great!" in Arabic. It is not clear how many attackers there were - there are reports of up to 13.

Before special forces stormed the building, a security source told Reuters that some hostages who were able to recite verses of the Koran were being freed.

Mali's presidency has tweeted (in French) thanking the security forces and friendly countries for their support in responding to the attacks.

Off-duty US servicemen helped in the hostage rescue operation. French special forces were dispatched to the scene.

There is as yet no established link with the attacks in Paris one week ago that killed 130 people.

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D.O.A.

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The other day I was changing the TV channel around and it was fucking wall to wall coverage of France, every expert on Terrorism was fully booked it seemed and given their own platform for 72 hours. Fast forward a couple days some prick is droning on about a cricket team on the news and this story shoots past in a news ticker under him. lol africa?
 

Sev

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The other day I was changing the TV channel around and it was fucking wall to wall coverage of France, every expert on Terrorism was fully booked it seemed and given their own platform for 72 hours. Fast forward a couple days some prick is droning on about a cricket team on the news and this story shoots past in a news ticker under him. lol africa?
You are surprised?
 
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