'No more hostages' as Mali hotel stormed

Malian, French and US special forces have ended a rescue operation at a five-star hotel in Mali's capital Bamako after gunmen stormed it and took at least 170 people hostage.


Mali state television reported later on Friday that 22 dead bodies had been found inside the Radisson Blu Hotel, and the security minister said that the gunmen were "holding no more hostages".

The state broadcaster had earlier reported that 80 of the hostages had been released with commandos going floor to floor inside the building.

Some gunmen were still holding out against security forces even after the evacuation of all civilians from the building, a security ministry spokesman told Reuters.

US special forces helped in the rescue of at least six Americans, a military spokesman told reporters in Washington. Footage also showed French security forces at the scene and witnesses also saw UN troops...
   aljazeera.com
20/11/15
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