A luxury hotel was attacked by terrorists and everyone inside the hotel were taken as hostages. As per reports at least 22 Indians were inside that hotel along with 150 other people. The Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako was evacuated immediately.
Military rushed to the spot and the government tried to gain the control. The gun firing becan after the special forces blocked all the exit points. Due to this firing incident at least 27 people were dead.
As per local television sources, jihadist group Al-Murabitoun has claimed responsibility. This attack has added more fears as it is not even more than one week after the Paris terror attacks.
The attack follows a hotel siege in August in the central Mali town of Sevare in which five UN workers were killed along with four soldiers and four attackers.Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has condemned the terrorist attack. He came back and cancelled his trip for the summit.
Helpline number for Indians in Mali : +223 76409258
