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Mali arrests two suspects over Radisson Blu hotel attack

AMA — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 11:15:01 +0000

Two people suspected of having links to a siege at a luxury hotel in Mali’s capital Bamako earlier this month have been arrested, the country’s security ministry has said. Amadou Sangho, a spokesman for the ministry, confirmed the arrests on Thursday, but did not reveal the identities and the alleged roles of the suspects in [...]

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Mali Hotel Attack Explained: Who, Why and What’s Next?

AMA — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 16:04:23 +0000

Malian security forces were hunting on Saturday for at least three at-large suspects involved in the brazen attack on a five-star hotel that killed 21 people in the heart of the capital, Bamako. A breakaway al-Qaeda faction from the country’s troubled north, al-Morabitoun, claimed responsibility for the nine-hour siege that ended after special forces stormed [...]

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Radisson Blu Hotel Attack: Mali’s Security Challenges

AMA — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 15:58:43 +0000

Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has declared a 10-day state of emergency after the attack on a luxury hotel in the capital Bamako. Gunmen stormed the Radisson Blu hotel early in the morning and took at least 170 people hostage. After a nine-hour standoff with Malian and UN soldiers, most of the hostages were released [...]

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Aliko Dangote Narrowly Escaped Being Taken Hostage In Mali Hotel Attack

Wale Adebayo — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 16:00:47 +0000

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, should be thanking his stars right about now for escaping Friday morning’s attack on a hotel in Bamako, Mali by unknown gunmen. The media was awash with reports that gunmen had stormed the Radisson Blu hotel in the Malian capital on Friday morning taking 140 guests and 30 staff hostage. [...]

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