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Islamic Gunmen Have Launched An Attack On The Radisson Blu Hotel In Mali's by gozmok1(m): 10:37am On Nov 20, 2015 |
"Apparently it's an attempt to take hostages.
The police are there and are sealing off the
area," a security source told Reuters news
agency.
Automatic weapon fire could be heard from
outside the 190-room hotel, AFP reports.
BBC Afrique's Abdourahmane Dia says the
US-owned hotel is popular with expats
working in Mali.
In August, suspected Islamist gunmen killed
13 people, including five UN workers, during
a hostage siege at a hotel in the central
Malian town of Sevare.
France, the former colonial power in Mali,
intervened in the country after al-Qaeda-
linked militants threatened to march on
Bamako in January 2013 after taking control
of the north of the country.
Mali attack: Live updates
The US embassy in Bamako has tweeted that
it "is aware of an ongoing active shooter
operation at the Radisson Hotel".
All US citizens were asked "to shelter in
place" and "encouraged to contact their
families".
"It's all happening on the seventh floor,
jihadists are firing in the corridor," a
security source told AFP.
Witnesses say the police have surrounded
the hotel and are blocking roads leading
into the neighbourhood.
The Rezidor Hotel Group, which owns the
Radisson Blu, said it was aware of "the
hostage-taking that is ongoing at the
property today".
"As per our information two persons have
locked in 140 guests and 30 employees,"
AFP quotes its statement as saying.
The UN force in Mali took over responsibility
for security in the country from French
troops in July 2013. www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34877069 |
Re: Islamic Gunmen Have Launched An Attack On The Radisson Blu Hotel In Mali's by trapQ: 10:40am On Nov 20, 2015 |
All hail islam |
Re: Islamic Gunmen Have Launched An Attack On The Radisson Blu Hotel In Mali's by DhimxyMaxwell(m): 10:45am On Nov 20, 2015 |
End time Islamic terrorist |
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