Mali attacks: Bamako hotel hostage standoff over, two attackers killed

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• 20 Nov 2015, 11:50 PM

  Islamist militant group al Mourabitoun said it was jointly responsible with al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) for a hotel attack in Mali's capital on Friday in which at least 27 people died, Mauritania's Alakhbar news agency said. Al Mourabitoun is led by veteran Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who was reported killed in a U.S. air strike in June. AQIM later denied he had been killed. 

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 10:45 PM

  Bamako hotel hostage standoff in Mali over, two attackers killed

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 10:30 PM

  At least 27 dead after Islamists seize luxury hotel in Mali's capital

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 09:20 PM

  Malian official tells BFM TV that there are no more hostages being held at Bamako hotel

   

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 09:07 PM

  US Embassy in Bamako issues security message

  SECURITY MESSAGE FROM THE US EMBASSY IN BAMAKO:The security incident at the Radisson Hotel is ongoing and all U.S....

  Posted by Ambassade des Etats-Unis au Mali on Friday, November 20, 2015

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 08:15 PM

  Six U.S. citizens among those recovered in hotel - US military

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 08:10 PM

  US military spokesman says US Special Forces helping in Mali hotel incident

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 08:02 PM

  All 20 Indians in the hotel in Bamako have been safely evacuated. Our Ambassador in Mali has confirmed, says MEA

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 07:52 PM

  US State Department says US citizens might be present at Mali hotel, they are working to verify.

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 07:48 PM

  US military helping move civilians to safety in Mali, a US official said.

  Some US military personnel in Mali were helping move civilians to secure locations amid an attack at a luxury hotel in Bamako, a US defence official on Friday. About 25 American military personnel were in Bamako when Islamist gunmen stormed the hotel, the official said, adding that there has not yet been a formal request for US military assistance. 

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 07:40 PM

  US Defence official says no formal request yet for US military assistance in Mali hotel incident

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 07:33 PM

  Heavy gunfire heard from inside hotel in Mali capital where special forces seeking to free hostages - witness

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 07:16 PM

  US special forces assisting in Mali hotel rescue 

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 07:08 PM

  124 guests, 13 staff still inside Radisson Blu hotel in Mali, says company statement

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 06:35 PM

  Turkish PM Davutoglu says 5 Turkish Airlines crew rescued from Mali hotel, authorities in contact with two others

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 06:32 PM

  France's Hollande says everything being done to free Bamako hotel hostages.

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 06:29 PM

  Hostage freed from Mali hotel says attackers spoke English

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 06:11 PM

  Elite French unit heads to Mali amid hostage crisis: police

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 05:54 PM

  MEA says the embassy is in touch with Indians held under Mali siege.

  #MaliAttack : Acc'g to current info there are 20 Indians staying in the hotel. Our Amb is continuously in touch with them & monitor'g sitn

  — Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) November 20, 2015

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 05:47 PM

  Malian special forces entered the Radisson Blu in the capital Bamako on Friday after Islamist gunmen attacked the luxury hotel and took hostages, a witness and a police source said.  "They've penetrated inside the hotel. The operations are under way," the police source said. 

  Mali special forces are clearing the hotel floor by floor, sporadic gunfire being heard, says security sources, witness.

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 05:42 PM

  Eighty hostages freed in Mali hotel siege: claims local TV

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 05:22 PM

  Malian special forces entered the Radisson Blu in the capital Bamako on Friday after Islamist gunmen attacked the luxury hotel and took hostages, a witness and a police source said.

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 05:22 PM

  About 20 hostages freed from Mali hotel

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 05:20 PM

  The Indians work for a Dubai-based company and were residing in the hotel permanently: MEA

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 05:12 PM

  20 Indians inside the luxury hotel which is under seige of gunmen in Mali's capital Bamako, says MEA

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 04:46 PM

  Mali attack weighing on airline stocks -traders

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 04:45 PM

  Three Turkish Airlines staff members escape from hotel under attack in Mali capital

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 04:42 PM

  Gunmen moving floor by floor, have arrived on seventh floor of Radisson Hotel in Mali capital, says senior security source.

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 04:38 PM

  US President Barack Obama briefed on Mali attack by security advisor - White House official​

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 04:28 PM

  At least three hostages killed in Bamako hotel siege: minister.

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 04:06 PM

  The US Embassy tweeted that it was "aware of an ongoing active shooter operation at the Radisson Hotel," and instructed its citizens to stay indoors.

  SECURITY MESSSAGE (1/4) The Embassy is aware of an ongoing active shooter operation at the Radisson Hotel.

  — U.S. Embassy Bamako (@USEmbassyMali) November 20, 2015

  SECURITY MESSAGE (2/4) The U.S. Embassy staff has been asked to shelter in place. All U.S. citizens should shelter in place.

  — U.S. Embassy Bamako (@USEmbassyMali) November 20, 2015

  SECURITY MESSAGE (3/4) Private U.S. citizens are encouraged to contact their families.

  — U.S. Embassy Bamako (@USEmbassyMali) November 20, 2015

  SECURITY MSG 4/4 Monitor local media for updates. US citizens should adhere to the instructions of local authorities and monitor local media

  — U.S. Embassy Bamako (@USEmbassyMali) November 20, 2015

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 04:03 PM

  Mali security forces evacuate around a dozen hostages from hotel: Ministry

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 04:02 PM

  Six Turkish Airlines staff in hotel- official

  Six Turkish Airlines staff members are among those in hotel, a Turkish government official said.

  "There are six Turkish Airlines personnel in the hotel," the official told. (Reuters)

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 04:02 PM

  Reports some hostages have been freed from Mali hotel if they can recite Koran https://t.co/rtDwbOl2vM pic.twitter.com/CoDmyKY02W

  — Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) November 20, 2015

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 03:59 PM

  According to Reuters, security source said that gunmen shouted "Allahu Akbar" as they stormed hotel.

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 03:59 PM

  According to reuters, a senior member of the hotel's security detail said two private security guards had been injured in the early stages of the attack.

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 03:58 PM

  The company that runs the hotel, Rezidor Group, said it understood that there were two gunmen. 

  "According to our information, two people are holding 140 clients and 30 employees," it said in a statement quoted by the BBC.

  
• 20 Nov 2015, 03:57 PM

  The Chinese state news agency Xinhua said several Chinese tourists were among those trapped inside the building.