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hour ago. about 4:30 a.m. eastern time, special forces went in to try to help the 170 people held hostage inside. the situation we are told still very much ongoing. david, as you reported, three known fatalities so far. two from mali, one a french national. that is because mali very much within the french sphere shall we say. the french military has been involved there over of the last several years. we don t know if there is a connection with the paris attacks and what is happening in mali right now. if you wanted to attack france outside the borders of france, mali is one place to do that. this radisson business hotel with a lot of international travelers is the place to do that. reporter: certainly. a symbolic target and u.n.

Terror situationSpecial forcesEastern timeCentral maliDavid mckenzieOnea frenchFrench militaryRadisson business hotel