Eighty hostages held by Islamist gunmen have been freed from a luxury hotel in Mali’s capital as government special forces moved floor by floor to clear the building, Mali’s state broadcaster and a security source.
The attackers who were said to have asked hostages to recite a Muslim statement to seperate Muslims from non Muslims are still inside. We’re hearing gunfire from time to time,” said a witness outside the Radisson Blu hotel which is situated in a Bamako Neighbourhood that is home to government ministries and diplomats. Radisson Hotel is very popular with foreigners.
