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Radisson Hotel in Bamako, Mali Attacked; Gunmen Took 150+ Hostage

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

takyon writes:

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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• Re:Loss in translation? (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 20 2015, @10:16PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 20 2015, @10:16PM (#265987)

  lying is considered moral

  We Westerners don't lie, because we know it's wrong.

  buggering children is 'part of their culture'

  Have you heard of Catholicism [wikipedia.org]?

  murder and war is a way of life

  Take for example the wars [politifact.com] in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Islamic State, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Libya and Syria.

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