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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: 2) by Alfred on Friday November 20 2015, @06:58PM

    by Alfred (4006) on Friday November 20 2015, @06:58PM (#265909) Journal
    Good news.

    But I wonder why special forces were involved. Must have been a high value hostage in there or something to get that kind of attention. So many times US special forces are not sent in but they were this time, hmmm.
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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday November 20 2015, @07:11PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday November 20 2015, @07:11PM (#265915) Journal

    Yeah, I got that impression early on. For one thing, the shooters arrived in a car with diplomatic plates on it. I read a couple things suggesting this is the best (maybe the only decent) hotel in town. so diplomats and such use it. Everyone in the motel is either wealthy or important.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 20 2015, @10:32PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 20 2015, @10:32PM (#265992)

    They're all over:

    In the last decade, Green Berets have deployed into 135 of the 195 recognized countries in the world. Successes in Afghanistan, Iraq, Trans-Sahel Africa, the Philippines, the Andean Ridge, the Caribbean, and Central America have resulted in an increasing demand for SF around the globe.

    http://www.soc.mil/USASFC/HQ.html [soc.mil]

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 21 2015, @12:26AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 21 2015, @12:26AM (#266023)

    Is it really too much trouble to read TFS? You don't even need to click on a link.

    From said TFS:

    Malian special forces have entered the Radisson Blu Hotel in Mali's capital,

    Or did I miss some press release about Mali becoming the 51st state?