Reuters, 20/11 15:14 CET
By Tiemoko Diallo
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Malian
commandos stormed a luxury hotel in Bamako on Friday after Islamist
gunmen took 170 people including many foreigners hostage in the capital
of the former French colony, which has been battling rebels allied to al
Qaeda for several years.
Dozens of people were reported to have escaped or been
freed, but at least three were dead. A security source said the gunmen
had dug in on the seventh floor of the hotel as special forces advanced
on them.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
State television showed footage of troops in camouflage
fatigues wielding AK47s in the lobby of the Radisson Blu, one of
Bamako’s smartest hotels. In the background, a body lay under a brown
blanket at the bottom of a flight of stairs.
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Source: Euronews
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