BAMAKO (AFP) – Several hostages, including a number of foreigners, were caught in a standoff in central Mali Friday after gunmen stormed a hotel during a shootout with soldiers in which at least five troops and two attackers were killed, the government said.A Ukrainian hostage managed to escape from the four or five terrorists who were still barricaded inside the hotel in Sevare, telling soldiers that he had been with three South Africans and a Russian when the shooting began.At around 7 am (0700 GMT), a terrorist attack was carried out at the Byblos hotel in Sevare, where a part …read more
Source: Dunya TV
