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Mali hotel attack

Mali declares a state of emergency

A 10-day state of emergency has been announced in Mali following an attack on a hotel by suspected Islamist militants in the capital Bamako, in which gunmen killed 19 people.  President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita also announced three days of mourning. The president, who came home early from a regional summit in Chad, said two militants had […]

Gunmen attack hotel in Mali and take 170 hostages

Gunmen have launched an attack on the Radisson Blu Hotel in the centre of Mali’s capital, Bamako. “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 […]