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Friday 20 November 2015

Mali hotel attack update: 3 dead after gunmen take captives at Radisson Blu in Bamako


Security forces have reportedly begun a counter assault on a hotel in the capital of the West African nation of Mali, where officials say gunmen took dozens of hostages and killed at least three people Friday morning.

The situation began around 7 a.m. at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, when two or three attackers stormed the hotel, firing guns and taking a number of hostages, officials said.

By noon, at least 80 hostages had been freed, the country's state broadcaster, ORTM, reported. The hotel had 140 guests and 30 employees, hotel officials said, though Malian Security Minister Salif Traore said on ORTM that it wasn't clear how many of the guests were there at the time of the attack.

The attackers, carrying AK-47 rifles, arrived.....full story

SRC CNN

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