2015 Bamako hotel attack

On 20 November 2015, a shooting attack and hostage-taking occurred at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, the capital and largest city of Mali.^[9] At least 27 people were reported killed^[1] before special forces raided the hotel and freed the surviving hostages.^[10][11] Al-Mourabitoun, an African jihadist group affiliated with al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attack on Twitter, although its claim has not been verified.^[1][12] The hotel, operated by the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group,^[9] was widely known to be one of the most popular hotels for Western visitors to Bamako.^[13][14]

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