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
This is Al Jazeera America live in new york city. Im del walters. French authorities now confirming the man believed to have been behind the paris attacks now dead. Abdelhamid abaaoud was killed during that raid on wednesday. Prosecutors saying his booed dwiz formally identified using skin samples in belgium forces there carrying out more raids in connection with those attacks in paris. Dana lewis is live for us in paris this morning. What are french officials saying about abaaouds death . Reporter well, del, i can tell you, i spent the morning out inning saintdenis, and in that neighborhood talking to people. People on the street, there is some sense of relief, certainly people feel that french intelligence were ahead of the game this time, and they feel some sense of relief, the confirmation that the mastermind of these friday attacks, abaaoud was found dead inside that apartment after that horrendous exchange of gunfire, some 5,000 rounds pumped into the apartment, and grenades. The
In the suburbs of paris, they are there trying to figure out if the body killed was the mastermind behind the attacks. Good morning, welcome to your world, im del walters. And im stephanie sy. In france, the government is voting whether to extend the state of emergency. Police are allowed to carry weapons even when offduty. Adam raney is there, what is the latest from the body. Theres a lot of unconfirmed repor reports swirling around that Abdelhamid Abbaaoud was one of those killed. We were there, it was as if grenades were used, it was a heavy raid by police with a push back and response from the suspects in this apartment on the edge of paris. They are trying to find out who are the individuals killed. Now, theres no confirmed warns that it was abdelhammed abbaaoud or indeed salah abdeslam, the person who fled after the ahacks friday night. Theres no confirmed reports that he was killed there. Theres a sit of emergency in effect there. What does that mean in the city . Well, it mean
The arizona border. Well have the latest for you on all of that. Our top story tonight, french officials confirmed they killed the ringleader of the terrorist attacks in paris. He was killed in a seven hour raid by paris police and French Special forces. Confirmation of Abdelhamid Abaaouds death took considerable time. French prosecutors say because his body was riddled with bullets and bomb blasts. He had to be identified by fingerprint. A second terrorist, a woman, killed in that same raid, abaaouds cousin, and we obtained new video of the moment just before she detonated her suicide vest following a brief conversation with police. She speaks in french in the audio that you will hear, and at one point you will hear a Police Officer ask the woman where is your boyfriend . She responds angrily that he is not her boyfriend. Followed by gunshots and loud bangs. Lou her body badly mangled in the explosion of her suicide vest. The explosion so powerful her spine landed on a police car, aut
Pakistanis were captured along the arizona border. Well have the latest for you on all of that. Our top story tonight, french officials confirmed they killed the ringleader of the terrorist attacks in paris. He was killed in a seven hour raid by paris police and French Special forces. Confirmation of Abdelhamid Abaaouds death took considerable time. French prosecutors say because his body was riddled with bullets and bomb blasts. He had to be identified by fingerprint. A second terrorist, a woman, killed in that same raid, abaaouds cousin, and we obtained new video of the moment just before she detonated her suicide vest following a brief conversation with police. She speaks in french in the audio that you will hear, and at one point you will hear a Police Officer ask the woman where is your boyfriend . She responds angrily that he is not her boyfriend. Followed by gunshots and loud bangs. Lou her body badly mangled in the explosion of her suicide vest. The explosion so powerful her sp