Captives rescued as Mali hotel siege leaves seven dead
August 8, 2015
By Al Jazeera
Captives held by gunmen during a standoff at a hotel in central Mali have been freed overnight and at least five foreigners evacuated from the site, according to Malian military sources.
The hotel was stormed by the armed men in an attack on Friday that left at least seven people dead, including a UN contractor.
“We cannot say that everything is finished, but a number of hostages” were freed by Malian forces deployed around the Hotel Byblos in Sevare, a source said early on Saturday, according to the AFP news agency.
“Work continues, it is not over,” the source said, without elaborating.
Another source said Malian Special Forces had rescued the hostages, including five foreigners “who were evacuated to Bamako”. The source was unable to specify their nationalities.
The governments of Russia and Ukraine confirmed earlier they each had a national among the hostages.
Some members of the UN peacekeeping mission (MINUSMA) were also staying in the hotel, the government said.
The attackers had stormed the hotel, frequented by foreign visitors and troops, in Sevare about 620km northeast of Bamako, the capital, at around 7am (07:00 GMT) on Friday, according to the government.
Malian forces cordoned off the area but their efforts against the gunmen were made “sensitive” by the presence of hostages, explained a military source.
It was not clear how many people were being held in the hotel by the attackers.
The government statement on Friday evening gave a provisional toll of “five dead, two injured” on the Malian army side and “two killed” on the other side. Seven suspects had been detained, it added.
MINUSMA said “a member of MINUSMA’s associate international staff” was killed in the “terrorist attack,” without giving the victim’s nationality. It was not clear if that death was included in the government toll.
The UN mission said the initial target of the attack was a Malian military site.
Source:: Al Jazeera
The post Captives rescued as Mali hotel siege leaves seven dead appeared first on African Media Agency.
Source:: http://amediaagency.com/captives-rescued-as-mali-hotel-siege-leaves-seven-dead/
]]>Nkemnji Global Tech
Featured

Mozambique: Two killed in collapse of illegal mine in Cabo Delgado.
Pan African Visions | January 26, 2021 8:38 am

Being and Becoming African as a Permanent Work in Progress:Inspiration from Chinua Achebe’s Proverbs
Pan African Visions | January 26, 2021 8:27 am

PROPHET LOVY ANNOUNCES OPENING OF NEW WORSHIP CENTRE.
Pan African Visions | January 24, 2021 10:51 am

Cameroon: Achiri Victor, DavLinks Launches Online Platforms to Market Cameroonian Movies
Pan African Visions | January 23, 2021 10:07 pm
Recent News
-
The National Question and the Quest for Restructuring in Nigeria
January 26, 2021 9:26 am
-
Cuban health workers arrive in Mozambique to fight covid-19
January 26, 2021 8:43 am
-
Mozambique: Two killed in collapse of illegal mine in Cabo Delgado.
January 26, 2021 8:38 am
-
Being and Becoming African as a Permanent Work in Progress:Inspiration from Chinua Achebe’s Proverbs
January 26, 2021 8:27 am
-
Beyond COVID: Prioritizing NTD agenda and sustainable local financing
January 25, 2021 5:04 pm
Leave a Reply