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
Hello, a sevenhour armed standoff in malis capitol appears to be coming to an end. The countrys security minister says no more hostages are being held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in bamako. 170 were originally being held. Three are confirmed to have died. The gunmen went through the hotel floor by floor and room by room. A group linked to alqaeda has claimed responsibility for the attack. Ivan has been monitoring developments and joins us live. It does appear that the siege may have come to an end. Reporter well thats right. And as you said the siege has been going on for at least seven hours. We know quite a number of people are involved, have been held hostage. Earlier in the day, at least 80 were released or set free or escaped, still not clear whether it was the gunmen who let them go or the operation to rescue these people which involves French Special forces, malians and u. N. Peace keepers, with was part of the effort to get people out of this situation. It happened in probably on
We begin with breaking nows out of mali in west africa, with a siege at a luxury hotel in africa is finally over. All of the remaining hostages at the Radisson Blu Hotel in the capitol are now free, but at least 18 people are dead. Witnesses say gunmen stormed the hotel more than seven hours ago, and a group affiliated with alqaeda has claimed responsibility. Ivan how did the siege finally come to an end, and what happened to the gunmen, and also do we know who the victims are . Reporter for several hours various security agencies have been trying to gain access to the Radisson Blu Hotel. The operation involved French Special forces who have a presence in bamako, malian forces, and u. N. Peace keepers who also have a mission there. For several hours they were trying to gain access to the premises and managed to, and we know that at least 80 people at some point in the last few hours were released, hostages were released or escaped or managed to get out. Its simply not clear whether the
30 years. Choosing a flag, voters in new zealand begin the process of selecting a new flag for their country. Tonight a new attack on a new continent is adding to fears about where and when civilians will be targeted next. Tonight in belgium the terror alert level for brussels was raised to level four meaning a serious and imminent risk exists. Earlier in the west african nation of mali a hotel was raid. After hostage freed, Security Forces moved in to secure the building. Paris are marking a week since the attacks with vigils near the crime scenes. Another victim has died bringing the death toll to 130. Investigators have not identified a third body found at the site of the Counter Terror raid. First, more on what happened in mali. Reporter soldiers help an employee of the radisson blu out of the building after a hostage situation that lasted many hours. Gunmen had managed to get inside shouting god is great in arabic before taking around 170 people hostage. As the full extent of the
Support. Checks on people entering and leaving the border zone. Reporter with the days sport as French League football resumes amid high security. A week on from the attacks in paris a welcome to the news hour. A group linked to alqaeda has claimed responsibility for a hostage stand off in mallees capital which has left 27 dead. They burst through the Radisson Blu Hotel and took about 170 people hostage. Mali troops assisted by French Special forces have entered the hotel. The remaining hostages were freed. It is still unclear whether the gunmen remain on the top floors. The Peace Keeping mission is on the ground. Two of the attackers in the siege have been killed. Reporter soldiers held an employee of the radisson blu out of the building after a hostage situation at a lasted hours. Gunmen got inside shouting gold is great in arabic before taking 170 hostage. As the full extent of the attack became clear many here were in shock. As the malian president ial cut short a trip and influenc