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| Mali hotel attack: 'No more hostages' after special forces raid | Mali hotel attack: 'No more hostages' after special forces raid |
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| Malian officials say suspected Islamist gunmen who stormed a hotel in the capital, Bamako, have "no more hostages". | |
| The Radisson Blu Hotel was stormed by special forces after the gunmen entered the hotel, shooting and shouting "God is great!" in Arabic, and seized 170 people. | The Radisson Blu Hotel was stormed by special forces after the gunmen entered the hotel, shooting and shouting "God is great!" in Arabic, and seized 170 people. |
| The US-owned hotel is popular with foreign businesses and airline crews. | The US-owned hotel is popular with foreign businesses and airline crews. |
| At least three people have died and two soldiers wounded, officials say. | |
| One of those killed was Geoffrey Dieudonne, a member of parliament in Belgium's Wallonia region. | |
| The fate of the remaining hostages is not yet clear. | |
| Mali's presidency has tweeted (in French) thanking the security forces and friendly countries for their support in responding to the attacks. | |
| US special forces had helped in the hostage rescue operation. French special forces were also dispatched to the scene. | |
| There is as yet no established link with the attacks in Paris one week ago that killed 130 people. |