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| Mali hotel attack: gunmen take hostages in Bamako – live updates | Mali hotel attack: gunmen take hostages in Bamako – live updates |
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| 11.42am GMT11:42 | |
| The BBC reports that Guinean singer Sekouba Bambino was among those who escaped the attack on the hotel. | |
| It quotes him telling journalists:“I woke up with the sounds of gunshots and for me, it was just small bandits who came in the hotel to claim something. | |
| “After 20 or 30 minutes, I realized these are not just petty criminals”. | |
| Sekouba Bambino sortant de l'hôtel Radisson ! pic.twitter.com/ObB1gXoOh4 | |
| 11.34am GMT11:34 | |
| At least seven Chinese tourist are caught up in the siege, according to the Xinhua state news agency. | |
| At least 7 Chinese tourists among #hostages in Bamako, #Mali. (Cell phone video filmed by one Chinese hostage) https://t.co/e6NEwS2z78 | |
| 11.29am GMT11:29 | |
| A Malian military official has confirmed that at least three people are confirmed dead in the attack. | |
| Lt. Col. Diarran Kone told The Associated Press that the deaths were confirmed after gunmen stormed the hotel | |
| Some 20 hostages were freed later in the morning and others managed to escape with the help of security forces, AP said. | |
| The UN mission has confirmed that it has sent security reinforcements. | |
| 11.22am GMT11:22 | |
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| 11.18am GMT11:18 | |
| Mamadou Tapily a Guardian fixer in Bamako is outside the hotel where he says several ambulances and a convoy of UN vehicles has arrived. | |
| Military sources said three jihadis who stormed the building have been killed, but this cannot be confirmed, he said. | |
| The hotel was attacked by a group of around six people in a 4x4 vehicle at 7am, Tapily was told. | |
| The area is now barricaded off by police. | |
| Ambulances have arrived to treat many wounded people, Tapily said. “Ambulances are making lots of evacuations. We have seen injured people being transported in cars,” he added. | |
| 11.02am GMT11:02 | 11.02am GMT11:02 |
| Jonathan Bucks | Jonathan Bucks |
| The office of Mali’s president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta tweeted that he is returning to Bamako to deal with the hostage situation after attending a conference in Chad | The office of Mali’s president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta tweeted that he is returning to Bamako to deal with the hostage situation after attending a conference in Chad |
| Le Pdt #IBK qui se trouve à N'Djaména au Tchad pour le sommet du G5 Sahel écourte son séjour pour regagner Bamako dans les prochaines heures | Le Pdt #IBK qui se trouve à N'Djaména au Tchad pour le sommet du G5 Sahel écourte son séjour pour regagner Bamako dans les prochaines heures |
| MALI | L'Hôtel #RadissonBlu de #Bamako attaquée ce matin par des assaillants armés qui prennent en otage 170 personnes #AttaqueRadisson | MALI | L'Hôtel #RadissonBlu de #Bamako attaquée ce matin par des assaillants armés qui prennent en otage 170 personnes #AttaqueRadisson |
| 10.53am GMT10:53 | 10.53am GMT10:53 |
| Britain’s Foreign Office says it is “aware of the situation” and is in touch with the authorities in Mali. | Britain’s Foreign Office says it is “aware of the situation” and is in touch with the authorities in Mali. |
| We're aware of the situation in #Mali and are in close touch with the authorities following the attack on the #Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako. | We're aware of the situation in #Mali and are in close touch with the authorities following the attack on the #Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako. |
| 10.50am GMT10:50 | 10.50am GMT10:50 |
| China’s state news agency Xinhua has broadcast a 23 second video clip said to be filmed by one of the hostages. | China’s state news agency Xinhua has broadcast a 23 second video clip said to be filmed by one of the hostages. |
| Cell phone video filmed by Chinese tourist taken hostage in Bamako, #Mali. The Chinese national is among 170 trapped https://t.co/0QSaS5wMSs | Cell phone video filmed by Chinese tourist taken hostage in Bamako, #Mali. The Chinese national is among 170 trapped https://t.co/0QSaS5wMSs |
| 10.47am GMT10:47 | 10.47am GMT10:47 |
| There are conflicting reports about the response of the security forces. AFP says they have stormed the hotel, citing a minister. But Reuters says that special forces are only “at the scene”, with France providing logistic and intelligence support. | There are conflicting reports about the response of the security forces. AFP says they have stormed the hotel, citing a minister. But Reuters says that special forces are only “at the scene”, with France providing logistic and intelligence support. |
| #BREAKING: Mali security forces storming besieged Bamako hotel: minister | #BREAKING: Mali security forces storming besieged Bamako hotel: minister |
| 10.43am GMT10:43 | 10.43am GMT10:43 |
| 'Three killed' | 'Three killed' |
| At least three people - two Malian and one French - were killed in the attack, a UN official told CNN. | At least three people - two Malian and one French - were killed in the attack, a UN official told CNN. |
| The Guardian cannot confirm this report. | The Guardian cannot confirm this report. |
| 10.41am GMT10:41 | 10.41am GMT10:41 |
| What we know | What we know |
| You can read our latest story on the attack here. | You can read our latest story on the attack here. |
| Updated at 10.49am GMT | Updated at 10.49am GMT |