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investigation? reporter: alex, good day. today, mali is in a state of emergency following that horrifying attack at the radisson blu hotel in the country s capital friday morning. at least 20 people are dead. including one american. she s been identified as 41-year-old anita datar from maryland. her family says they re devastated. president obama expressing condolences overnight. two american special forces who happen special agents who happened to be close by assisted the high risk rescue operation. the united nations says at least two heavily armed gunmen stormed the hotel and witnesses say they were shooting at everything that moved. releasing hostages who could prove they were muslim by reciting passages from the koran. but killing those who couldn t. malian security forces launched a counterattack ending the siege which lasted for several hours and killing the attackers. the group claiming responsibility is an african
anita datar from maryland. a family spokesman this morning. we re devastated by the loss of our wonderful daughter who was doing the work that she loved. reporter: the group claiming responsibility, an african jihadist organization, which is link to al qaeda not isis. renewing the threat of global jihad. and this attack being carried out by an isis affiliate has got people worried that isis and al qaeda may be in competition to carry out these bloody massacres. that was nbc s kira simmons for us in mali. and joining us back in paris, time corporate vivian. what draws the clouds here? there s really a different feeling from even a week ago. i think two things draw them here, i think people have a sense that they really want to be together, they need some kind of place to come, and just feel