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posted by martyb on Friday November 20 2015, @01:40PM   Printer-friendly

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/20/456758931/radisson-hotel-in-mali-attacked-gunmen-take-170-hostages

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34877069

Malian special forces have entered the Radisson Blu Hotel in Mali's capital, Bamako, to end a siege by gunmen who had been holding 170 people hostage. The gunmen stormed the US-owned hotel, which is popular with foreign businesses and airline crews, shooting and shouting "God is great!" in Arabic. Malian state TV is reporting that 80 people have now been freed. At least three people are reported to have been killed in the siege that started around 07:00 GMT. Six staff from Turkish Airlines were at the hotel when it was attacked, and a Chinese guest told China's state news agency Xinhua he was among about seven Chinese tourists trapped there. A French presidential source said French citizens were also at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Reuters news agency reports.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali
Official languages: French


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Thexalon on Friday November 20 2015, @05:36PM

    by Thexalon (636) on Friday November 20 2015, @05:36PM (#265880)

    In a crisis, 50 well-armed people in the backwoods loyal to an Imperial Wizard is a more effective fighting force than most people or organizations can put together. For the sole reason that everybody else is even weaker.

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  • (Score: 2) by Alfred on Friday November 20 2015, @06:55PM

    by Alfred (4006) on Friday November 20 2015, @06:55PM (#265906) Journal
    Tell me more about this "Imperial Wizard." The FSM hasn't come through with the number of strippers I was led to believe were coming.