MALI SIEGE

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by David Nduati

Atleast 21 people have been feared dead in Radisson Blu hotel in Mali.
The attack started at 7.00am when 2 or 3 men armed with Ak 47 came in shouting,"god is great" in islam and immediately started shooting the soldiers at the Radisson Hotel.

There were dozens of Hostages held in the hotel of whom most of the hostages were tourists who had come for delegations meeting of bringing peace in the regions that have experienced unrest due to islamic affiliates.Al Qaeda affiliated jihadi group claim they are reaponsible for the attack.
This is not the first time that Mali has been targeted,This is the 3rd attack since 2013.There has been unrest in northern parts of the country since 2012 but the french military assisted the government in defeating the militia.

This attack comes shortly one week later after Paris experienced horrific terror attacks in six different parts killing atleast 130 people.