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| Mali hotel attack: officials say hostage situation over – as it happened | Mali hotel attack: officials say hostage situation over – as it happened |
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| 5.57pm GMT | |
| 17:57 | |
| A UN mission spokesman says two attackers in the hotel siege have been killed but he cannot yet confirm that operation is over. Security forces are going from room to room checking for more casualties. | A UN mission spokesman says two attackers in the hotel siege have been killed but he cannot yet confirm that operation is over. Security forces are going from room to room checking for more casualties. |
| We are going to wrap up the blog for today. You can read our latest news story here. | We are going to wrap up the blog for today. You can read our latest news story here. |
| Updated | |
| at 6.54pm GMT | |
| 5.37pm GMT | |
| 17:37 | |
| Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary general, has condemned the attack. A spokesman told reporters: | Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary general, has condemned the attack. A spokesman told reporters: |
| The secretary general condemns the horrific terrorist attacks at the Radisson Hotel in Bamako, which killed an unknown number of civilians and injured many more.” | The secretary general condemns the horrific terrorist attacks at the Radisson Hotel in Bamako, which killed an unknown number of civilians and injured many more.” |
| A UN official earlier told Reuters that peacekeepers had seen 27 bodies in the hotel. Malian security sources told AFP that at least 22 hostages and two gunmen had been killed. | A UN official earlier told Reuters that peacekeepers had seen 27 bodies in the hotel. Malian security sources told AFP that at least 22 hostages and two gunmen had been killed. |
| Updated | |
| at 5.38pm GMT | |
| 4.58pm GMT | |
| 16:58 | |
| Reuters is reporting that a security ministry spokesman said Mali special forces are still trying to dislodge Islamist gunmen from the upper floors of the hotel. | Reuters is reporting that a security ministry spokesman said Mali special forces are still trying to dislodge Islamist gunmen from the upper floors of the hotel. |
| 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, Amadou Sanghom, said. | 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, Amadou Sanghom, 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. | 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. |
| Updated | |
| at 5.31pm GMT | |
| 4.55pm GMT | |
| 16:55 | |
| Alex Duval Smith | Alex Duval Smith |
| Al-Mourabitoun’s claim of responsibility on Twitter is, if genuine, the first the group has made using social media. But in all other respects there are good reasons to believe the al-Qaida-affiliated group has the capacity to carry out an attack such as the one on the Bamako hotel. | Al-Mourabitoun’s claim of responsibility on Twitter is, if genuine, the first the group has made using social media. But in all other respects there are good reasons to believe the al-Qaida-affiliated group has the capacity to carry out an attack such as the one on the Bamako hotel. |
| The group, based in the north of the country, is said to have carried out several attacks in the central and southern areas this year. It claimed responsibility for an attack on a hotel in Sévaré in central Mali in August, in which 13 people were killed, and an attack in Bamako on 7 March in which five people died when a gunman opened fire with a Kalashnikov inside the La Terrasse restaurant, on the roof of the VIP discotheque. | The group, based in the north of the country, is said to have carried out several attacks in the central and southern areas this year. It claimed responsibility for an attack on a hotel in Sévaré in central Mali in August, in which 13 people were killed, and an attack in Bamako on 7 March in which five people died when a gunman opened fire with a Kalashnikov inside the La Terrasse restaurant, on the roof of the VIP discotheque. |
| Al-Mourabitoun is led by Mokhtar Belmokhtar – the notorious jihadi believed responsible for the deadly attack on a gas plant in Algeria in 2013. The US has claimed that Belmokhtar was killed in an American air strike in June, although his fate remains unclear. | Al-Mourabitoun is led by Mokhtar Belmokhtar – the notorious jihadi believed responsible for the deadly attack on a gas plant in Algeria in 2013. The US has claimed that Belmokhtar was killed in an American air strike in June, although his fate remains unclear. |
| It was formed in 2013 out of a merger between Belmokhtar’s battalions and the Mali-based Movement for Monotheism and Jihad in West Africa (Mujao). The merger brought hundreds of largely Malian recruits into the militant group. | It was formed in 2013 out of a merger between Belmokhtar’s battalions and the Mali-based Movement for Monotheism and Jihad in West Africa (Mujao). The merger brought hundreds of largely Malian recruits into the militant group. |
| Updated | |
| at 4.55pm GMT | |
| 4.42pm GMT | |
| 16:42 | |
| Security forces freed 76 hostages, Malian minister says | Security forces freed 76 hostages, Malian minister says |
| The hostage situation at the hotel has ended and security forces have killed the two Islamist gunmen who stormed the building earlier in the day, says Reuters, citing security sources. Police were moving in and out of the hotel, escorting civilians, some of them wounded, a witness said. | The hostage situation at the hotel has ended and security forces have killed the two Islamist gunmen who stormed the building earlier in the day, says Reuters, citing security sources. Police were moving in and out of the hotel, escorting civilians, some of them wounded, a witness said. |
| Mali’s interior security minister Colonel Salif Traore, speaking on state-run television, said 76 people had been freed by security forces. | Mali’s interior security minister Colonel Salif Traore, speaking on state-run television, said 76 people had been freed by security forces. |
| #BREAKING: Hostage-taking in Mali hotel 'over': Malian military source | #BREAKING: Hostage-taking in Mali hotel 'over': Malian military source |
| Other sources on social media are also reporting that the assault has ended. | Other sources on social media are also reporting that the assault has ended. |
| Fin de l'assaut à l'hôtel Radisson #Bamako, #Mali. | Fin de l'assaut à l'hôtel Radisson #Bamako, #Mali. |
| Updated | |
| at 4.54pm GMT | |
| 4.26pm GMT | |
| 16:26 | |
| The UN peacekeepers saw 12 bodies in the basement of the hotel and another 15 on the second floor, the UN official told Reuters on condition of anonymity. He added that the UN troops were still helping Malian authorities search the hotel. | The UN peacekeepers saw 12 bodies in the basement of the hotel and another 15 on the second floor, the UN official told Reuters on condition of anonymity. He added that the UN troops were still helping Malian authorities search the hotel. |
| Updated | |
| at 4.31pm GMT | |
| 4.15pm GMT | |
| 16:15 | |
| 27 people killed at hotel, according to reports | 27 people killed at hotel, according to reports |
| An UN official has said that peacekeepers at the hotel saw 27 bodies, and that a search of the building was continuing, according to Reuters. | An UN official has said that peacekeepers at the hotel saw 27 bodies, and that a search of the building was continuing, according to Reuters. |
| ABC News’ Martin Cuddihy also tweeted the report. | ABC News’ Martin Cuddihy also tweeted the report. |
| Correction: UN peace keeper has counted 27 bodies at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako. @abcnews | Correction: UN peace keeper has counted 27 bodies at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako. @abcnews |
| Updated | |
| at 4.20pm GMT | |
| 4.07pm GMT | |
| 16:07 | |
| AFP has filed more information about the Belgian national who was killed in the Mali hotel siege, and understood to have been a regional assembly official. | AFP has filed more information about the Belgian national who was killed in the Mali hotel siege, and understood to have been a regional assembly official. |
| A Belgian regional assembly official was among those killed when Islamist gunmen stormed the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali’s capital Bamako on Friday, his employer said. | A Belgian regional assembly official was among those killed when Islamist gunmen stormed the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali’s capital Bamako on Friday, his employer said. |
| Geoffrey Dieudonne, an official with the parliament of Belgium’s French-speaking community, had been in Mali for a convention, the parliament said in a statement. | Geoffrey Dieudonne, an official with the parliament of Belgium’s French-speaking community, had been in Mali for a convention, the parliament said in a statement. |
| “Mr Dieudonne, with other foreign colleagues, was in Mali to give a seminar for Malian parliamentarians,” the Brussels-based parliament said. | “Mr Dieudonne, with other foreign colleagues, was in Mali to give a seminar for Malian parliamentarians,” the Brussels-based parliament said. |
| “At this stage the exact circumstances of his tragic death are not yet known.” | “At this stage the exact circumstances of his tragic death are not yet known.” |
| Updated | |
| at 4.19pm GMT | |
| 4.05pm GMT | |
| 16:05 | |
| Two gunmen killed in hotel siege, according to Malian military | Two gunmen killed in hotel siege, according to Malian military |
| BREAKING: Two gunmen killed in Mali hotel siege: Malian military | BREAKING: Two gunmen killed in Mali hotel siege: Malian military |
| 4.01pm GMT | |
| 16:01 | |
| All remaining hostages at the Malian siege “have been taken under the wing of the civil authorities”, ministerial adviser Amadou Sangho told French television station BFMTV. | All remaining hostages at the Malian siege “have been taken under the wing of the civil authorities”, ministerial adviser Amadou Sangho told French television station BFMTV. |
| He added the operation was undertaken “uniquely” by Malian forces. | He added the operation was undertaken “uniquely” by Malian forces. |
| Updated | |
| at 4.04pm GMT | |
| 3.59pm GMT | |
| 15:59 | |
| Two people tell how they were rescued by Malian security forces from Islamist gunmen who had held them hostage on Friday in a Radisson hotel in the capital, Bamako. | Two people tell how they were rescued by Malian security forces from Islamist gunmen who had held them hostage on Friday in a Radisson hotel in the capital, Bamako. |
| 3.54pm GMT | |
| 15:54 | |
| Jason Burke | Jason Burke |
| If al-Mourabitoun, an al-Qaida-linked group, is indeed responsible for the Bamako siege it is a stunning example of how the deep rivalry between al-Qaida, founded in 1987 or 1988, and IS, founded in 2014, is responsible for a wave of violence across much of the Islamic world and, as we found out, last week, beyond. | If al-Mourabitoun, an al-Qaida-linked group, is indeed responsible for the Bamako siege it is a stunning example of how the deep rivalry between al-Qaida, founded in 1987 or 1988, and IS, founded in 2014, is responsible for a wave of violence across much of the Islamic world and, as we found out, last week, beyond. |
| IS broke away from al-Qaida and its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and the leader of al-Qaida, Ayman al-Zawahiri, detest each other. | IS broke away from al-Qaida and its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and the leader of al-Qaida, Ayman al-Zawahiri, detest each other. |
| The world of militancy is riven with splits and doctrinal differences, personal animosities and grudges. There is also fierce competition for recruits, donations and attention. | The world of militancy is riven with splits and doctrinal differences, personal animosities and grudges. There is also fierce competition for recruits, donations and attention. |
| Security services have long been aware of how violence can escalate when groups divide or fragment and the factions battle for supremacy, each trying to outdo the other. This may well be what has driven the timing of this new operation, the first high-profile such attack by al-Qaida for some time. The group is trying to steal back some of the limelight and dominate the news agenda again, as it once did so often and so effectively. | Security services have long been aware of how violence can escalate when groups divide or fragment and the factions battle for supremacy, each trying to outdo the other. This may well be what has driven the timing of this new operation, the first high-profile such attack by al-Qaida for some time. The group is trying to steal back some of the limelight and dominate the news agenda again, as it once did so often and so effectively. |
| What appears clear is that the Paris attacks have intensified and accelerated a chaotic, dynamic reordering of alliances and capabilities within the broader landscape of Islamic militancy, meaning that an already hugely complex threat is increasingly difficult for security services to read. | What appears clear is that the Paris attacks have intensified and accelerated a chaotic, dynamic reordering of alliances and capabilities within the broader landscape of Islamic militancy, meaning that an already hugely complex threat is increasingly difficult for security services to read. |
| Updated | |
| at 4.28pm GMT | |
| 3.44pm GMT | |
| 15:44 | |
| A Malian official has told BFM TV that there are no more hostages being held at the hotel, according to Reuters. But there are reports on Twitter that hostages still remain on the site. | A Malian official has told BFM TV that there are no more hostages being held at the hotel, according to Reuters. But there are reports on Twitter that hostages still remain on the site. |
| Selon un journaliste malien sur place il y a encore des otages dans l'hôtel #Radisson #Bamako @itele | Selon un journaliste malien sur place il y a encore des otages dans l'hôtel #Radisson #Bamako @itele |
| 3.37pm GMT | |
| 15:37 | |
| Mali hotel gunmen 'holding no more hostages' | Mali hotel gunmen 'holding no more hostages' |
| AFP reports that there are no more hostages being held in the hotel. | AFP reports that there are no more hostages being held in the hotel. |
| #BREAKING: Mali hotel gunmen 'holding no more hostages': security minister | #BREAKING: Mali hotel gunmen 'holding no more hostages': security minister |
| 3.36pm GMT | |
| 15:36 | |
| AFP is citing a foreign security source who reports that 18 people have been killed in the attack. | AFP is citing a foreign security source who reports that 18 people have been killed in the attack. |
| #BREAKING: Eighteen bodies recovered from Mali hotel siege: foreign security source | #BREAKING: Eighteen bodies recovered from Mali hotel siege: foreign security source |
| A Belgian national is reportedly among the dead. | A Belgian national is reportedly among the dead. |
| #BREAKING: Belgian killed in Mali hotel siege: employer | #BREAKING: Belgian killed in Mali hotel siege: employer |
| 3.31pm GMT | |
| 15:31 | |
| Here’s a bit more information about al-Mourabitoun, the African jihadist group affiliated with al-Qaida which has claimed responsibility for the Mali hotel attack. | Here’s a bit more information about al-Mourabitoun, the African jihadist group affiliated with al-Qaida which has claimed responsibility for the Mali hotel attack. |
| Al-Mourabitoun, based in northern Mali, is made up mostly of Tuaregs and Arabs. It was formed around two years ago and is headed by former al-Qaida fighter Mokhtar Belmokhtar. | Al-Mourabitoun, based in northern Mali, is made up mostly of Tuaregs and Arabs. It was formed around two years ago and is headed by former al-Qaida fighter Mokhtar Belmokhtar. |
| The group claimed responsibility for the death of five people last March in an attack on a restaurant in Bamako; a suicide attack on a group of UN peacekeepers in northern Mali in April in which at least three people died; and an attack on a hotel in Sévaré in central Mali in August in which 17 people were killed. | The group claimed responsibility for the death of five people last March in an attack on a restaurant in Bamako; a suicide attack on a group of UN peacekeepers in northern Mali in April in which at least three people died; and an attack on a hotel in Sévaré in central Mali in August in which 17 people were killed. |
| Updated | |
| at 3.42pm GMT | |
| 3.20pm GMT | |
| 15:20 | |
| An unconfirmed report on a local radio station says 15 people were killed in the attack. | An unconfirmed report on a local radio station says 15 people were killed in the attack. |
| Mikado FM cited a civil protection official as a source. | Mikado FM cited a civil protection official as a source. |
| Le bilan de l'attaque terroriste à l'hôtel #Radisson s'alourdit: au moins 15 morts, selon la protection civile .#bamako #mali | Le bilan de l'attaque terroriste à l'hôtel #Radisson s'alourdit: au moins 15 morts, selon la protection civile .#bamako #mali |
| That’s it from me, I’m handing over now to my colleague Nadia Khomami. | That’s it from me, I’m handing over now to my colleague Nadia Khomami. |
| Updated | |
| at 3.26pm GMT | |
| 3.15pm GMT | |
| 15:15 | |
| Bret McGurk, Barack Obama’s envoy on countering Islamic State militants, says it is too soon to speculate whether the Mali attack is related to last week’s attacks in Paris. | Bret McGurk, Barack Obama’s envoy on countering Islamic State militants, says it is too soon to speculate whether the Mali attack is related to last week’s attacks in Paris. |
| MSNBC quoted McGurk saying that militant groups in Mali are not particularly connected to Islamic State. | MSNBC quoted McGurk saying that militant groups in Mali are not particularly connected to Islamic State. |
| Updated | |
| at 3.42pm GMT | |
| 3.07pm GMT | |
| 15:07 | |
| Al-Qaida linked group claims responsibility | Al-Qaida linked group claims responsibility |
| An African jihadist group affiliated with al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for the ongoing attack, according to Reuters. | An African jihadist group affiliated with al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for the ongoing attack, according to Reuters. |
| Al-Mourabitoun, a group based in northern Mali and made up mostly of Tuaregs and Arabs, posted a message on Twitter saying it was behind the attack on the Radisson Blu hotel. | Al-Mourabitoun, a group based in northern Mali and made up mostly of Tuaregs and Arabs, posted a message on Twitter saying it was behind the attack on the Radisson Blu hotel. |
| The claim could not immediately be verified. | The claim could not immediately be verified. |
| Updated | |
| at 3.44pm GMT | |
| 3.03pm GMT | |
| 15:03 | |
| Emma Graham-Harrison | Emma Graham-Harrison |
| News that there are were at least seven Chinese nationals among the hostages at a Mali hotel will put a spotlight on the country’s response to global terror threats, just days after Isis announced it had executed a Chinese hostage, writes Emma Graham-Harrison. | News that there are were at least seven Chinese nationals among the hostages at a Mali hotel will put a spotlight on the country’s response to global terror threats, just days after Isis announced it had executed a Chinese hostage, writes Emma Graham-Harrison. |
| China, which supported the US “war on terror” from its early days, describes militant extremism as a shared threat at home and abroad. Beijing faces an increasingly violent separatist movement in far western Xinjiang province, may have up to 100 nationals fighting with Isis, and is worried about radical groups in neighbouring countries including Uzbekistan exporting fighters, weapons or ideology across its borders. | China, which supported the US “war on terror” from its early days, describes militant extremism as a shared threat at home and abroad. Beijing faces an increasingly violent separatist movement in far western Xinjiang province, may have up to 100 nationals fighting with Isis, and is worried about radical groups in neighbouring countries including Uzbekistan exporting fighters, weapons or ideology across its borders. |
| In response, the government has stepped up security across the country, and is increasingly active trying to broker peace between the Taliban and government in Afghanistan, which it sees as a cauldron of extremism on its doorstep. | In response, the government has stepped up security across the country, and is increasingly active trying to broker peace between the Taliban and government in Afghanistan, which it sees as a cauldron of extremism on its doorstep. |
| But despite dedicating ever-larger budgets and energy to dealing with separatists at home, top leaders remain wary of any military involvement abroad. | But despite dedicating ever-larger budgets and energy to dealing with separatists at home, top leaders remain wary of any military involvement abroad. |
| They have noted the cost of Afghan expeditions to both the Soviet Union and later the US and its allies. Sending troops to trouble spots also sits uneasily with official diplomatic rhetoric focused on the country’s “peaceful rise”. | They have noted the cost of Afghan expeditions to both the Soviet Union and later the US and its allies. Sending troops to trouble spots also sits uneasily with official diplomatic rhetoric focused on the country’s “peaceful rise”. |
| That tentative stance may come under pressure from the country’s outspoken “patriotic youth”, if an increasingly well-travelled middle class gets caught up in more attacks overseas however. | That tentative stance may come under pressure from the country’s outspoken “patriotic youth”, if an increasingly well-travelled middle class gets caught up in more attacks overseas however. |
| When news emerged that Isis hostage Fan Jinghui, a 50-year-old former teacher from Beijing, had been killed in Syria, many online were quick to question why no rescue had been attempted or to call for a show of strength in response. | When news emerged that Isis hostage Fan Jinghui, a 50-year-old former teacher from Beijing, had been killed in Syria, many online were quick to question why no rescue had been attempted or to call for a show of strength in response. |
| “This time, if [the government] still doesn’t deploy soldiers,” wrote one person quoted in Foreign Policy, “it won’t be able to explain itself to its people.” Government censors responded fast to the surge of interest to delete all but the most bland official versions of that news from the heavily controlled domestic internet. | “This time, if [the government] still doesn’t deploy soldiers,” wrote one person quoted in Foreign Policy, “it won’t be able to explain itself to its people.” Government censors responded fast to the surge of interest to delete all but the most bland official versions of that news from the heavily controlled domestic internet. |
| Internet searches for Fan Jinghui were blocked on sites including the Twitter-like Weibo. But a monitoring tool at the University of Hong Kong found that before censorship, top searches including “hostage”, “IS”, “killed” were among the most popular. Just a couple of days after Fan’s death, in an apparent show of government resolve and strength, state media put out a report on a massive counter-terrorism operation that had killed 28 suspects after a two-month manhunt for the men behind a deadly attack on a coal mine. | Internet searches for Fan Jinghui were blocked on sites including the Twitter-like Weibo. But a monitoring tool at the University of Hong Kong found that before censorship, top searches including “hostage”, “IS”, “killed” were among the most popular. Just a couple of days after Fan’s death, in an apparent show of government resolve and strength, state media put out a report on a massive counter-terrorism operation that had killed 28 suspects after a two-month manhunt for the men behind a deadly attack on a coal mine. |
| Updated | |
| at 3.53pm GMT | |
| 2.57pm GMT | |
| 14:57 | |
| Here’s a quick tally of the nationalities of those reportedly freed so far: | Here’s a quick tally of the nationalities of those reportedly freed so far: |
| That’s a total of 58 people out of 80 hostages reportedly freed. | That’s a total of 58 people out of 80 hostages reportedly freed. |
| Updated | |
| at 3.04pm GMT | |
| 2.48pm GMT | |
| 14:48 | |
| Two Germans freed | Two Germans freed |
| Two German citizens have escaped the siege, according to Germany’s foreign ministry. | Two German citizens have escaped the siege, according to Germany’s foreign ministry. |
| FM #Steinmeier on #MaliAttacks: CrisisTaskForce convened. Embassy in close contact w/ sec. authorities. 2 Germans were able to leave Hotel. | FM #Steinmeier on #MaliAttacks: CrisisTaskForce convened. Embassy in close contact w/ sec. authorities. 2 Germans were able to leave Hotel. |
| 2.45pm GMT | |
| 14:45 | |
| A small team of US troops have been helping with efforts to rescue hostages, US Africa Command has confirmed. | A small team of US troops have been helping with efforts to rescue hostages, US Africa Command has confirmed. |
| USAFRICOM closely watching the situation in #Mali. Small team of U.S. Special Operations Forces assisting with hostage rescue efforts. | USAFRICOM closely watching the situation in #Mali. Small team of U.S. Special Operations Forces assisting with hostage rescue efforts. |
| Six US citizens are among the people who have been recovered from the hotel in Mali, Army Colonel Mark Cheadle told Reuters. | Six US citizens are among the people who have been recovered from the hotel in Mali, Army Colonel Mark Cheadle told Reuters. |
| Updated | |
| at 3.04pm GMT | |
| 2.37pm GMT | |
| 14:37 | |
| French special forces have now arrived at the hotel, AFP reports, citing the French defence ministry. | French special forces have now arrived at the hotel, AFP reports, citing the French defence ministry. |
| #BREAKING French special forces reach Radisson Blu hotel in Mali where 125 guests, 13 staff are still being held hostage: defence ministry | #BREAKING French special forces reach Radisson Blu hotel in Mali where 125 guests, 13 staff are still being held hostage: defence ministry |
| A US military spokesman said six US citizens were among those “recovered” in the hotel, according to Reuters. | A US military spokesman said six US citizens were among those “recovered” in the hotel, according to Reuters. |
| Updated | |
| at 3.04pm GMT | |
| 2.31pm GMT | |
| 14:31 | |
| 20 Indians evacuated | 20 Indians evacuated |
| As Malian broadcaster ORTM shows more pictures of hostages being freed, India’s foreign ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup has announced that all 20 Indian citizens staying in the hotel have made it to safety. | As Malian broadcaster ORTM shows more pictures of hostages being freed, India’s foreign ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup has announced that all 20 Indian citizens staying in the hotel have made it to safety. |
| Good news! All 20 Indians in the hotel in Bamako have been safely evacuated. Our Ambassador in Mali has confirmed. #MaliAttack | Good news! All 20 Indians in the hotel in Bamako have been safely evacuated. Our Ambassador in Mali has confirmed. #MaliAttack |
| Updated | |
| at 2.32pm GMT | |
| 2.24pm GMT | |
| 14:24 | |
| US citizens 'might be present' in the hotel | US citizens 'might be present' in the hotel |
| US citizens could be among the hostages, according to US State Department spokesman John Kirby. | US citizens could be among the hostages, according to US State Department spokesman John Kirby. |
| We are aware U.S. citizens might be present Radisson Hotel in Bamako, #Mali. @USEmbassyMali working to verify this information #MaliAttacks | We are aware U.S. citizens might be present Radisson Hotel in Bamako, #Mali. @USEmbassyMali working to verify this information #MaliAttacks |
| Updated | |
| at 3.06pm GMT | |
| 2.20pm GMT | |
| 14:20 | |
| Turkish Airlines says a sixth crew member has been freed from the hotel. A statement from the company said that one employee remains inside the hotel, AP reports. | Turkish Airlines says a sixth crew member has been freed from the hotel. A statement from the company said that one employee remains inside the hotel, AP reports. |
| Five crew members: a station chief, two pilots and two flight attendants were released earlier. | Five crew members: a station chief, two pilots and two flight attendants were released earlier. |
| Seven Algerians were also among the freed hostages, according to AFP. | Seven Algerians were also among the freed hostages, according to AFP. |
| #BREAKING Seven Algerians freed from Mali Radisson Blu hotel seized by gunmen: minister | #BREAKING Seven Algerians freed from Mali Radisson Blu hotel seized by gunmen: minister |
| Updated | |
| at 3.07pm GMT | |