Mali is that military actions alone cannot solve the problem. Okay. Must be a concerted effort to solve the situation politically as well. Thank you for that indeed and we will come back to you but for the moment we are there live and you join us at the top of the hour with our continuing extensive coverage of the hostage situation taking place in malis capitol bamiko and bring you up to date with what we know so far and happening at the luxury radisson blue hotel, very popular with tourists and officials. Three people have been killed and Security Forces have managed to rescue around a dozen hostages and now initially there were around 140 guests and 30 Staff Members being held and total of 170 and know there are at least ten gunmen involved in the ongoing situation and amongst the hostages are chinese, french, turks and nigerian nationals being held inside that building. Most of the gunfire taking place on the seventh floor of the radisson blue. This is located just west of bamikos c
Orphans trying to cope after ebola in sererleone. One week from the paris attacks that left 129 people dead. The country and International Community is looking for a way forward. The French Muslim Council is urging people to send a unified message. The countries two and a half thousand mosques have been asked to condemn all violence and terrorism in the last weeks attack. A draft resolution to u. N. To take action against Islamic State in iraq and the levant. Justice men stir and e. U. Are holding emergency talks. Theyre expected to tighter border checks after the man suspected of organising last weeks attack entered paris undetected. Abdel hamid abaaoud was killed earlier this week. Reporter in the aftermath of the assault by special forces on this building, comes a positive identification of the man the French Security agents has described as the ring leader of the attacks last friday. The french Prosecutor Says the fingerprints from one of the two bodies recovered from the rubble pr
Then removed from her parents by social services. She was treated badly since childhood. She slept attached to a radiator, she was electrocuted. To avoid going back from her parents, she said she wasnt a muslim anymore, she didnt think much of religion. A third body was discovered in the rubble of saint denis, identity as yet unknown. It was good intelligence that led police to the believe in saint denis and the death of abdelhamid abaaoud, but an apparent lack of intelligence allowed the attacks to happen in the first place, something the french Prime Minister has admitted poses serious questions. Weve learned that he was in the rubble of that apartment in saint denis. The investigation has to continue to understand exactly why this man that was the subject of an international warrant issued by belgium could cross so many borders in this way. In brussels, European Union interior and justice mile an hour officers rallied to frances call for help, meeting after france this week invoked
Leone. First, breaking news were getting reports that gunmen have attacked a hotel in mali. The attackers are said to have taken hostages in the capital while this follows a 24 hour siege and taking at another hotel in august in the central mali town. More on that when we get it. European union are holding emergency talks in brussels. Theyre discussing whether to boost the security and introduce border checks. Abdel hamid abaaoud entered france from syria undetected. He died in wednesdays assault. World powers urged to take joint action against Islamic State in iraq and the levant. The French Muslim Council is urging mosques to send a unified message during friday prayers. The countrys 2500 mosques have been asked to condemn all violence and terrorism. Cross over to brussels and speak to paul brennan to tell us about the meeting of the ministers and what theyre hoping to achieve. Reporter its an extraordinary meeting in the sense that it wasnt previously scheduled. It has been called b
One week on from the paris attacks which left 129 people dead. France and the International Community are looking for a way forward. The French Muslim Council is urging mosque preachers to send a message of unity during friday prayers. The countrys 2. 5 thousand mosques have been asked to condemn all violence and terrorism in the wake of last weeks attacks. A draft resolution to ute u. N. In taking attackes against Islamic State in iraq and the levant. Emergency talks later in brussels and we will have more on that in just a while, but first investigators have confirmed Abdel Hamid Abaaoud was killed in a Police Operation earlier this week. Aborigine drew simmons has more on the man suspected of planning the paris attacks reporter in the aftermath of assault of special forces on this buildings, a positive description of the ring leader. The fingerprints of two bodies recovered from the rubble prove its Abdel Hamid Abaaoud. The other dead suspect was a woman believed to be his cousin. T