All remaining hostages in the siege in Bamako, Mali, are now safe and out of the Radisson Blu hotel where they had been held, ministerial adviser Amadou Sangho told French television station BFMTV. "These people have
All remaining hostages in the siege in Bamako, Mali, are now safe and out of the Radisson Blu hotel where they had been held, ministerial adviser Amadou Sangho told French television station BFMTV. "These people have
At least 27 people were reported dead on Friday after Malian commandos stormed a luxury hotel in the capital Bamako with at least 170 people inside, many of them foreigners, that had been seized by Islamist gunmen.
A French official said Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a Qaeda member France helped oust from Mali three years ago, was likely behind the attack. There was speculation that his group was playing out a rivalry with the Islamic State, which orchestrated the Paris
Gunmen stormed a Malian hotel as guests gathered for breakfast, bypassing gate security by using a car with fake diplomatic plates, a witness said. Once inside, attackers hollered, "Allahu akbar," guns blazing, employee