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                      Gunmen Attack Hotel in Mali Capital

   by VOA News

   Gunmen have attacked a hotel in Mali's capital.

   A security source told the French news agency that the gunmen are on
   the seventh floor of the Radisson Hotel in Bamako.  "Jihadists are
   firing in the corridor," the source said.

   It was not immediately clear if any hostages had been taken or if
   anyone was killed or wounded in the melee Friday.

   The attack underscores the threat posed by Islamist militants who
   remain active in northern and central Mali despite the presence of U.N.
   peacekeepers.

   A French-led military force ousted Islamist groups from power in
   northern Mali in 2013.  The groups had seized power in the north after
   a military coup in Bamako in 2012.
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