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Two militant groups say jointly responsible for Mali attack
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.
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U.N. Chief "condemns the horrific terrorist attacks" in Mali which killed as yet unknown number of people and injured many more - Spokesman -
Some gunmen in Mali hotel holding out against special forces
A group of Islamist gunmen involved in the storming of a luxury hotel in Mali's capital, Bamako, continued to hold out against security forces on Friday even after the evacuation of all civilians from the building, a security ministry spokesman said.
"The attackers no longer have hostages. They are dug in in the upper floors. They are alone with the Malian special forces who are trying to dislodge them," spokesman Amadou Sangho said.
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BREAKING: Mali special forces still trying to dislodge Islamist gunmen from upper floors of Bamako hotel: security ministry spokesman
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Pentagon says 22 military and civilian personnel safe in Bamako, Mali
The Pentagon said on Thursday that 22 Defense Department military and civilian employees were accounted for after the attack on a luxury hotel in Bamako, Mali.
There were no injuries reported among those personnel, it said.
(Reporting by Yeganeh Torbati; Editing by Doina Chiacu and Susan Heavey) -
UPDATE: 22 Defense Dept. military and civilian personnel all accounted for in Bamako, no injuries: Pentagon
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Mali hotel hostage standoff over, two attackers killed
A hostage situation at a luxury hotel in Mali's capital, Bamako, has ended and security forces have killed two Islamist gunmen who stormed the building earlier in the day, security sources said on Friday.
Police were moving in and out of the hotel, escorting civilians, some of them wounded, a witness said. Interior Security Minister Colonel Salif Traore, speaking on state-run television, said 76 people had been freed by security forces.
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Two attackers involved in storming of hotel in Mali capital killed. Wounded civilians being evacuated: security sources
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BREAKING: Hostage situation at Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's Bamako over: security sources
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U.N. peacekeepers saw 27 bodies at Mali hotel - U.N. official
United Nations peacekeepers saw some 27 bodies on two separate floors of a luxury hotel in Mali's capital Bamako that was attacked on Friday, a U.N. official told Reuters, citing preliminary information.
The peacekeepers saw 12 corpses in the basement of the hotel and another 15 on the second floor, the official said on condition of anonymity. He added that the U.N. troops were still helping Malian authorities search the hotel.
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U.N. peacekeepers on scene at Mali hotel saw some 27 bodies; information still preliminary and search of hotel continues: U.N. official
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No more hostages being held at Mali Bamako hotel-Malian official
All remaining hostages at the Malian siege where at least three people died are now safe and out of the Radisson Blu in Bamako where they had been held, ministerial adviser Amadou Sangho told French television station BFMTV.
"These people have been taken under the wing of the civil authorities," he said.
Earlier Malian commandos stormed the luxury hotel 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.
He added the operation was undertaken "uniquely" by Malian forces.
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PM: My thoughts are with those caught up in the #Bamako attack. We stand with our partners around the world in the fight against terrorism.10:33 AM - 20 Nov 2015
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From the directer of SITE Intel Group:1)#AlQaeda supporters celebrate #Malihotelsiege: #ISIS “should learn a thing or two”;“may allah give[attackers]…strength to kill more& more”10:33 AM - 20 Nov 2015
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2) #Shabaab fighter:"Lions who carried out #MaliAttack separated Muslims from Christian in order to protect the inviolable blood of Muslims"10:37 AM - 20 Nov 2015- Reply
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3) Belmokhtar reaffirmed pledged to #AQ, but a section of Mourabiton, headed by Adnan al-Sahrawi, pledged to #ISIS in May 201510:27 AM - 20 Nov 2015- Reply
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Belgian man dies in Bamako hotel siege - regional assembly
A Belgian working for the Wallonia-Brussels regional parliament died during an attack and hostage-taking at a luxury hotel in Bamako, Mali, the parliament said on Friday.
The parliament on its website named the official as Geoffrey Dieudonne, who had been attending a convention in Mali for three days. It said it did not have further details about his death.
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BREAKING: Malian official tells BFM TV that there are no more hostages being held at Bamako hotel.
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Al Qaeda-affiliated group claims Mali hotel attack
ReutersAn African jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Friday for an attack on a luxury hotel packed with foreigners in the Malian capital Bamako. -
BREAKING: Belgian regional assembly says one of its officials died in Bamako hotel siege.
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Here is the tweet Reuters is citing in this story about an African jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda claiming responsibility for the Mali attack.#مالي #Mali
#عاجل جماعة #المرابطون تتبنى عملية احتجاز الرهائن في فندق #راديسون بلو بالعاصمة #باماكو
#خطوة9:23 AM - 20 Nov 2015- Reply
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Too soon to say whether Mali situation related to Paris attacks -US envoy
A U.S. presidential envoy to the coalition battling Islamic State said on Friday that it was too soon to speculate whether the hostage situation in Mali was related in some way to the attacks in Paris last week.
"It is too really to soon to speculate" on whether the attacks may be related, Special Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk told MSNBC. "The groups in Mali aren't particularly connected to the ISIS groups," he added, using an acronym for Islamic State.
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Six U.S. citizens among those recovered in hotel: U.S. military
ReutersSix U.S. citizens are among the people who have been recovered from the Radisson hotel in Mali where attackers took 170 people hostage on Friday, a U.S. military spokesman said. -
McGurk says militant groups in Mali not particularly connected to Islamic State: MSNBC
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BREAKING: U.S. presidential envoy McGurk says too soon to speculate whether Mali attack may be related in some way to Paris attacks: MSNBC
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Just one week after the Paris attacks, French President Francois Hollande has turned his attention to the ongoing Islamist extremist incident in Mali, saying everything possible is being done to free hostages in a Bamako hotel. Rough Cut-subtitled (no reporter narration).
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U.S. citizens in #Bamako are encouraged to contact family & adhere to instructions of local authorities & monitor local media. #MaliAttacks2:21 PM - 20 Nov 2015
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We are aware U.S. citizens might be present Radisson Hotel in Bamako, #Mali. @USEmbassyMali working to verify this information #MaliAttacks2:19 PM - 20 Nov 2015
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Six U.S. citizens among those recovered in hotel - U.S. military
Six U.S. citizens are among the people who have been recovered from the Radisson hotel in Mali where attackers took 170 people hostage on Friday, a U.S. military spokesman said.
Army Colonel Mark Cheadle, a spokesman for the U.S. Africa Command, also said that U.S. special forces were assisting in the incident in the capital city of Bamako.
Dozens of people were reported to have escaped or been freed, but at least three were dead. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
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Gunmen attack a luxury hotel in Mali's capital Bamako, taking 170 people hostage https://t.co/I6q3QjEKfJ https://t.co/pchkytZwsd
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2:32 PM - 20 Nov 2015
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BREAKING: Supporters of al-Qaeda-affiliated group claim responsibility for attack in Mali: Twitter posting
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Commandos storm luxury Mali hotel attacked by Islamists, dozens freed
ReutersMalian 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. -
Mali hotel attackers dig in on seventh floor, gunfire heardBAMAKO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Heavy gunfire was heard from inside a luxury hotel in Mali's capital on Friday as soldiers advanced to free hostages held by Islamist fighters barricaded in on the building's seventh floor, a witness and security source said."Security forces are operating inside and are clearing each floor bit by bit and freeing hostages who are in their rooms," the security source said. "There are dozens, even around a hundred, still inside."
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U.S. President Barack Obama says U.S. officials are monitoring the situation in Mali where Islamic militants stormed a hotel and took hostages. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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Malian special forces 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. Rough Cut
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U.S. military spokesman says 6 American citizens are among those recovered in hotel
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French Special forces are on site at hotel in Bamako since early this afternoon - Defence Minister
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U.S. spokesman says U.S. special forces helping in Mali hotel incident
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#Mali: Updated travel advice https://t.co/b1XtnaAK1D British nationals advised to remain indoors & follow instructions of local authorities.1:23 PM - 20 Nov 2015
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Our priority is the safety of those in Bamako, #Mali. Phone lines have been established for concerned families https://t.co/A9unKXdSmr1:05 PM - 20 Nov 2015
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U.S. State Department says U.S. citizens might be present at Mali hotel, working to verify.
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U.S. military helping move civilians to safety in Mali -U.S. officialWASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Some U.S. military personnel in Mali were helping move civilians to secure locations amid an attack at a luxury hotel in Bamako, a. U.S. defense official told Reuters 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 U.S. military assistance.
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Mali hotel gunment have dug in on building's seventh floor as special forces advance - Security source
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U.S. Defense official says some military personnel assisting first responders with moving civilians to secured locations.
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U.S. Defense official says about 25 U.S. military personnel were in Bamako at the time of the hotel incident.
Putin says Russia will follow up fast after Ukraine call with Biden
MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would send ideas to Washington within a week to follow up his talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on the Ukraine crisis.
