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170 hostages in Mali luxury hotel
Arutz Sheva ^ | 20/11/15 | Ari Yashar

Posted on 11/20/2015 1:00:37 AM PST by Eleutheria5

Muslim terrorists opened fire on an upscale hotel on Friday in the city of Bamako, the capital of the western African state of Mali.

The jihadists used automatic weapons according to security sources, and apparently have taken people hostage in the Radisson Blu Hotel. Some reports indicate that at least three people have died in the attack.

The luxury hotel, which has 190 rooms, is a popular site for Western officials according to French-language media.

According to the French RFI radio, the attack was launched by three assailants who entered the hotel with diplomatic cars.

Security forces have set up a cordon around the building, and a security source told AFP that "it's all happening on the seventh floor, jihadists are firing in the corridor."

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: africa; alqaeda; bamako; hostage; hostages; hotel; islam; jihad; mali; malijihadattack; malimap; malimuslims; mourabitoun; radisson; radissonblu; radissonbluhotel; rop
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To: maggief

Sky News:

MALI: A Malian security minister tells the AFP news agency that of the 80 hostages rescued so far, about 30 of them managed to escape on their own.


81 posted on 11/20/2015 4:23:46 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief
BBC:

12:24
France's Gendarmerie Nationale has tweeted photos of members of the elite GIGN counter-terror unit, leaving Paris to fly to Bamako in response to the ongoing hotel siege.

They come from the same elite unit who were deployed in the aftermath of the Paris attacks last week.


82 posted on 11/20/2015 4:26:08 AM PST by maggief
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To: nikos1121
No one could have expected to have weak kneed president like Jimmy Carter, until the guy we have now.

OMuslim either crapped his Big Girl panties at this news, or he bowed and praised Allah, may dog and pig feces be upon his name, and the name of his pedoProphet.

83 posted on 11/20/2015 4:27:51 AM PST by kiryandil ("When Muslims in the White House are outlawed, only Barack Obama will be an outlaw")
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To: maggief

AFP:

Elite French gendarmes from the GIGN, specialised in hostage situations, head for Mali


84 posted on 11/20/2015 4:29:00 AM PST by maggief
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To: radu

“Any time anything goes south anywhere in the world, I have come to expect that a Muslim is involved.”

Stop jumping to conclusions. Could’ve been Quakers.


85 posted on 11/20/2015 4:34:02 AM PST by quesney (e)
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To: maggief

CNN: Attackers speaking in English (witness)


86 posted on 11/20/2015 4:36:15 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

REUTERS:

Hostage freed from Radisson Blu hotel in Mali capital says he heard attackers speaking English.
by jamillah.knowles 6:37 AM


87 posted on 11/20/2015 4:36:52 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

“heard attackers speaking English.”

They were probably members of the provisional wing of the Obama Kenyan Islamo front.


88 posted on 11/20/2015 4:40:25 AM PST by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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To: maggief
luxury hotel, with a DIRT ROAD out front... the place is a hole, and unless you are forced to go there for work it playing with fire
89 posted on 11/20/2015 4:41:03 AM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: JPX2011

Air France cancels all flights into Mali.

Boko Haram claiming credit.


90 posted on 11/20/2015 4:41:45 AM PST by JPX2011
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To: maggief

Just saw a report a second assault is underway by US and French special forces.


91 posted on 11/20/2015 4:44:12 AM PST by Dog (..."I'm just a cook..)
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To: Eleutheria5
Muslim refugees must go to Muslim countries.

NO MORE MUSLIMS TO THE USA!!

92 posted on 11/20/2015 4:46:41 AM PST by blam (Jeff Sessions For President)
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To: Mouton; SE Mom

“heard attackers speaking English.”

French police were also using English when arresting some suspects in Paris.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3323627/On-knees-Dramatic-moment-French-police-arrest-two-suspects-swoop-apartment-terror-mastermind-holed-up.html#ixzz3rquPgEwo

‘On your knees! Show me your back!’ Dramatic videos capture moment French police arrest two suspects during swoop on apartment ‘where terror mastermind was holed up’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCMtFVI_3Tc


93 posted on 11/20/2015 4:47:49 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief
BBC:

Security forces told Malian journalist Moussa Konda on the scene at they were able to free people trapped in the hotel because attackers did not know the hotel building very well.

He took these photos of people escaping the attack:


94 posted on 11/20/2015 4:52:56 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

If they could speak from their book, they were allowed to go free.


95 posted on 11/20/2015 4:54:54 AM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: Dog

Sky News:

MALI: Back to a hostage’s claims that the attackers on the hotel were speaking English.

Apparently, singer Sekouba ‘Bambino’ Diabate heard gunmen in the next room say: “Did you load it? Let’s go.”


96 posted on 11/20/2015 4:56:20 AM PST by maggief
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To: Eleutheria5

I try not to travel anywhere I can’t take my side arm.


97 posted on 11/20/2015 4:58:45 AM PST by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches and get with what's real.)
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To: PhiloBedo

Practice the Shahada. The life you save just may be your own:

There is only one god and muhahammad is his prophet.

la ilaha illa-llah, muhhadur rasulu-allah.

/s


98 posted on 11/20/2015 5:02:31 AM PST by JPX2011
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To: maggief

Sky News:

MALI: Updated Radisson Blu statement

The hotel says there are 125 guests and 13 employees still in the building.

BBC:

13:00
Mali’s Interior Minister Salif Traore has said that none of the hostage takers will be able to escape, giving a press briefing outside the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali’s capital, Bamako, where gunmen have been holding people hostage.

“Our special forces soldiers are inside the hotel at this very moment. And as I am speaking to you now, they are searching the building room after room.

“They have been able to free 30 hostages, they are all safe. But three people were shot dead and two of our special forces were wounded, but their lives are not in danger.

“We have sealed all the exit points of the hotel, so be assured none of the hostage takers will be able to escape.”


99 posted on 11/20/2015 5:03:42 AM PST by maggief
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To: TruthInThoughtWordAndDeed

it’s really utterly out of control.

In my dreams, Russia and the US would amass a massive army and utterly destroy the middle east.

Complete relearning for all children.

Kill most of the adult men.

WWII style.

the terrorists will keep coming and coming and coming unless you cut them off at the source, which is a number of countries in that area.

Get rid of the ones you have, and destroy the ones over there before they get here.


100 posted on 11/20/2015 5:04:31 AM PST by dp0622 (..)
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