BREAKING: Bamako Terrorist Group Take 170 Hostages In Mali

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Security forces are now storming the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital Bamako after gunmen shouting Islamic slogans attacked a luxury hotel full of foreigners early on Friday morning, taking 170 people hostage, a senior security source and the hotel's operator said.

A senior security source said some of the hostages had been freed after being made to recite verses from the Koran. The French newspaper Le Monde quoted the Malian security ministry as saying at least three hostages had been killed.

The raid on the hotel, which lies just west of the city center near government ministries and diplomatic offices in the former French colony, comes a week after Islamic State (IS) militants killed 129 people in Paris.

The identity of the Bamako gunmen, or the group to which they belong, is not known.

Northern Mali was occupied by Islamist fighters, some with links to al Qaeda, for most of 2012. Although they were driven out by a French-led military operation, sporadic violence has continued.

Gunmen Take 170 Hostages in Mali Hotel | VICE News

 

[LadySimone]

Time for a world wide coalition against these guys and let this be an opportunity for African country to get caked up behind this.

 

[richaveli83]

Time for a world wife coalition against these guys and let this be an opportunity for African country to get caked up behind this.

 

[LadySimone]

The smilie that never stops giving.

 

[richaveli83]

The smilie that never stops giving.

LOL but for real though I know you meant wide instead of wife.

 

[TEKBEATZ]

 

[Dontay Flaco]

 

[Zardoz]

It never ends.

 

[ALonelyDad]

3 people already dead, really hope the number isn't over 10.

 

[Raptor]

I expect things to get worse, alot of terrorist groups linked to ISIS now feel embolden from all the successful attacks this month. Alqeada take that L for becoming irrelevant.

 

[ALonelyDad]

I expect things to get worse, alot of terrorist groups linked to ISIS now feel embolden from all the successful attacks this month. Alqeada take that L for becoming irrelevant.

Al qaeda hates isis, they even told them to chill. You are right, these groups are gonna try to outdo each other now to get their name relevant again. But I just think these isis affiliated groups have all planned this together to make this week/month hell all over the world

 

[whknorth]

U never hear about this in places where there are no Muslims like southern Africa, south america. for ex.

 

[151_Pr00f]

The blowback from the so called war on terror. We thought we could run up in the middle east a destabilize the region without consequence.

 

[ben anderson]

religion of piss and shyt

 

[Tanahashi Coates]

It's in Africa so it'll get a 6 second story