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Watch: Man Scaled 4 Floors To Save Child, "Real Spiderman", Say People
ParisMayor Anne Hidalgo on Sunday praised the heroism of a Malian immigrant who scaled the facade of a four-storey building in the north of capital to save a child hanging from a ledge, saying the city will support his effort to settle in France.
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Two Dead As Suspected Terrorists Attack Mali Tourist Resort
Suspected terrorists crying "Allahu Akbar" stormed a tourist resort popular with foreigners on the edge of the Malian capital Bamako on Sunday, briefly seizing hostages and leaving at least two people dead.
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Mali Hotel Attack Probe Delayed Over Investigators' Differences: Sources
A probe into last month's hostage taking at a hotel in Mali's capital Bamako has been slowed by procedural differences between Malian investigators and their foreign counterparts, sources said on Saturday.
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Al-Qaeda Affiliated Group Claims Responsibility for Mali Attack
An African jihadist group affiliated with Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility today for the attack and ongoing hostage-taking at a business hotel in the Malian capital Bamako.
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12 Air France Personnel at Mali Siege Hotel 'Are Safe': Airline
Twelve Air France employees who were staying at the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital Bamako when it was stormed by gunmen today are in a "safe place", the company said.
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Hostage Freed From Mali Hotel Says Attackers Spoke English
A famous Guinean singer who was among 170 people taken hostage on Friday by Islamist gunmen in the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital, Bamako, said he heard attackers in the next room speaking English.
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Mali Security Forces Evacuate Around a Dozen Hostages From Hotel: Ministry
Malian security services have evacuated around a dozen hostages from the luxury Radisson Blu hotel in the capital Bamako where gunmen took 170 people hostage today, a security ministry spokesman told AFP.
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Mali Hotel Siege: All 20 Indians in Building Evacuated, Says Government
Gunmen went on a shooting rampage at the luxury Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital Bamako today, seizing 170 guests and staff in an ongoing hostage-taking, the hotel chain said. At least three hostages have been killed, said Mali's security ministry.
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Mali Gunmen Kill 2 in Attack on Police Post in Capital
Gunmen killed two police officers in an attack on the main bus station in the Malian capital Bamako on Wednesday, an intelligence officer said.
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Freed Dutch Hostage Awaited in Mali Capital
A Dutch hostage freed after being held by Al-Qaeda-linked extremists in Mali for more than three years was due to arrive in the capital Bamako today, Dutch and Malian diplomatic sources said.
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Suspect in Deadly Mali Nightclub Attack Killed
Malian special forces on Friday killed a suspect in last week's deadly jihadist attack on a nightclub in the capital, later identified as the flatmate of the heavily-armed gunman who stormed the venue.
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UN Calls for Swift Justice After 'Heinous' Mali Attack
The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned an attack on a Bamako nightclub that killed five people on Saturday, including two Europeans and a Malian policeman, calling for swift justice.
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4 Killed in Gun Attack on Restaurant in Mali Capital
A gun attack on a restaurant in the capital of Mali has killed four people including two Malians, a citizen of France and a citizen of Belgium, a senior intelligence official told Reuters today.
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Mali hit by first suicide bombing
An Islamist suicide bomber blew himself up in northern Mali on Friday, the first such attack in the country, while rival factions of the Malian army clashed in the capital Bamako.
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French troops control key airport in north Mali
French forces have taken control of the airport in Kidal, seizing a key position in one of three provincial capitals the Islamist militants took over last year, officials said on Wednesday. One Malian official said French troops even moved into the city, which was the last remaining urban stronghold of the Islamists in Mali.
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Watch: Man Scaled 4 Floors To Save Child, "Real Spiderman", Say People
ParisMayor Anne Hidalgo on Sunday praised the heroism of a Malian immigrant who scaled the facade of a four-storey building in the north of capital to save a child hanging from a ledge, saying the city will support his effort to settle in France.
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Two Dead As Suspected Terrorists Attack Mali Tourist Resort
Suspected terrorists crying "Allahu Akbar" stormed a tourist resort popular with foreigners on the edge of the Malian capital Bamako on Sunday, briefly seizing hostages and leaving at least two people dead.
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Mali Hotel Attack Probe Delayed Over Investigators' Differences: Sources
A probe into last month's hostage taking at a hotel in Mali's capital Bamako has been slowed by procedural differences between Malian investigators and their foreign counterparts, sources said on Saturday.
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Al-Qaeda Affiliated Group Claims Responsibility for Mali Attack
An African jihadist group affiliated with Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility today for the attack and ongoing hostage-taking at a business hotel in the Malian capital Bamako.
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12 Air France Personnel at Mali Siege Hotel 'Are Safe': Airline
Twelve Air France employees who were staying at the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital Bamako when it was stormed by gunmen today are in a "safe place", the company said.
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Hostage Freed From Mali Hotel Says Attackers Spoke English
A famous Guinean singer who was among 170 people taken hostage on Friday by Islamist gunmen in the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital, Bamako, said he heard attackers in the next room speaking English.
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Mali Security Forces Evacuate Around a Dozen Hostages From Hotel: Ministry
Malian security services have evacuated around a dozen hostages from the luxury Radisson Blu hotel in the capital Bamako where gunmen took 170 people hostage today, a security ministry spokesman told AFP.
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Mali Hotel Siege: All 20 Indians in Building Evacuated, Says Government
Gunmen went on a shooting rampage at the luxury Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital Bamako today, seizing 170 guests and staff in an ongoing hostage-taking, the hotel chain said. At least three hostages have been killed, said Mali's security ministry.
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Mali Gunmen Kill 2 in Attack on Police Post in Capital
Gunmen killed two police officers in an attack on the main bus station in the Malian capital Bamako on Wednesday, an intelligence officer said.
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Freed Dutch Hostage Awaited in Mali Capital
A Dutch hostage freed after being held by Al-Qaeda-linked extremists in Mali for more than three years was due to arrive in the capital Bamako today, Dutch and Malian diplomatic sources said.
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Suspect in Deadly Mali Nightclub Attack Killed
Malian special forces on Friday killed a suspect in last week's deadly jihadist attack on a nightclub in the capital, later identified as the flatmate of the heavily-armed gunman who stormed the venue.
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UN Calls for Swift Justice After 'Heinous' Mali Attack
The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned an attack on a Bamako nightclub that killed five people on Saturday, including two Europeans and a Malian policeman, calling for swift justice.
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4 Killed in Gun Attack on Restaurant in Mali Capital
A gun attack on a restaurant in the capital of Mali has killed four people including two Malians, a citizen of France and a citizen of Belgium, a senior intelligence official told Reuters today.
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Mali hit by first suicide bombing
An Islamist suicide bomber blew himself up in northern Mali on Friday, the first such attack in the country, while rival factions of the Malian army clashed in the capital Bamako.
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French troops control key airport in north Mali
French forces have taken control of the airport in Kidal, seizing a key position in one of three provincial capitals the Islamist militants took over last year, officials said on Wednesday. One Malian official said French troops even moved into the city, which was the last remaining urban stronghold of the Islamists in Mali.
