Gunmen Attack Hotel in Mali's Capital, Attempt to Take Hostages

Soldiers from Mali survey the scene of a terrorist attack at hotel Byblos in Sevare, Mali, 11 August 2015. Photo: EPA

Gunmen launched an attack at a hotel in Bamako, the capital of Mali, in an apparent attempt to take hostages on Friday.

The attackers targeted the Radisson Blu Hotel in the centre of the capital, which is popular with expats working in Mali.

The police has surrounded the area and is blocking the roads leading into the neighbourhood, the BBC informs.

According to media reports, two people have locked in 140 guests and 30 employees.

In August, suspected Islamist attackers killed thirteen people, including five UN workers, during a hostage siege at a hotel in the town of Sevare in central Mali.

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