Gunfire, explosions, hostage situation in Mali

Gunmen Take 170 Hostages at Radisson Blu Hotel in Mali

Two gunmen took 170 hostages during an attack at the Radisson Blu Hotel in the Malian capital, Bamako, its owner, Rezidor Hotel Group, said.

Those held inside the hotel include 140 guests and 30 employees, Rezidor said in a statement on its website. United Nations forces and Malian government troops are at the scene, UN spokesman Olivier Salgado said by phone from the capital. The French and U.S. embassies confirmed that the attack was underway.
“The attack is ongoing,” Salgado said. “What we know is that the attackers are in the hotel and have automatic weapons.” The French embassy reported “explosions and gunshots” at the hotel and advised its citizens to remain at home


Full article:http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ke-170-hostages-at-radisson-blu-hotel-in-mali
 
Rumors of Aliko Dangote being one of the hostages turned out to be false
 
grantza said:
i so hope the mali security forces shoot to maim, not shoot to kill
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I hope the Mali security forces act swiftly to safely rescue all the hostages, I don't care about the attackers/terrorists/freedom fighters/Ansar al-Din members.
 
LazyLion said:
Where's my Mali facebook filter?
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But what about the farmers here in SA?

How DARE you and the world care about this instead of the eleventy billion farmers MURDERED in acts of TERRORISM everyday, you talk about THIS instead, you disgust ME.
 
ScottulusMaximus said:
But what about the farmers here in SA?

How DARE you and the world care about this instead of the eleventy billion farmers MURDERED in acts of TERRORISM everyday, you talk about THIS instead, you disgust ME.
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I do the Farmers on Tuesdays and Thursdays...
Mondays is LGBT
Wednesdays are for Pics of President Zuma laughing in Parliament.
Fridays are for international terror events.
Weekends are for pics of my dog.
 
Australian newspaper The Advertiser mistakenly tweeted on Friday that gunmen had attacked a hotel in South Africa, instead of one in Mali.

Meanwhile, the Department of International Relations and Co-operation could not be immediately reached to comment on whether any South Africans were affected in the Mali attack.

The Advertiser earlier tweeted: "Jihadists launch shooting rampage and take hostages in South Africa".

Source:

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/australian-newspaper-mistakes-south-africa-for-mali-20151120
 
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