The attackers launched the assault on the Byblos hotel in the early hours of Friday in what military sources and local residents said appeared to be a bid to abduct foreign guests.
Five foreigners have been evacuated and a “number” of hostages freed after they were trapped by gunmen in a hotel standoff with soldiers in central Mali that left at least seven people dead, military sources said early today.
“We can not say that everything is finished, but a number of hostages were freed by Malian forces deployed around the Hotel Byblos in Sevare,” a source told AFP.
Another military source said …read more
Source: The Indian Express
