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| Mali Tourist Resort 'Under Attack' | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 18 2017, 02:30 PM (34 Views) | |
| Webster | Jun 18 2017, 02:30 PM Post #1 |
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BBC News: Mali Tourist Resort 'Under Attack'![]()
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| Webster | Jun 18 2017, 02:33 PM Post #2 |
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(Daily Telegraph) Gunshots started at 4.30pm Mohamed Salaha, a journalist based in Mali, said the first shots were heard around 4:30pm local time (5:30pm UK). "A lot of black smoke coming from the Kangaba area," he tweeted at 6pm local time. "Helicopters overhead. The operation continues." |
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| Webster | Jun 18 2017, 02:41 PM Post #3 |
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(Daily Telegrpah) US warned of increased threat of attack in Bamako --The attack came a little over a week after the US state department warned its citizens of an increased threat of attack in Bamako. On June 9 they said: "The US Embassy informs US citizens of a possible increased threat of attacks against Western diplomatic missions, places of worship, and other locations in Bamako where Westerners frequent." Americans, currently advised to avoid all travel to Mali, were told: "Avoid vulnerable locations with poor security measures in place, including hotels, restaurants, and churches." |
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| Webster | Jun 18 2017, 02:42 PM Post #4 |
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![]() (Daily Telegraph) Foreign Office: Terror attacks 'very likely in Mali' --The Foreign Office noted the updated US warning, but stopped short of advising all Britons against travel to the entire country. Instead, they are told to avoid the areas of Timbuktu, Kidal, Gao and Mopti, and parts of other provinces. The FCO advise against all but essential travel to the rest of Mali. "Terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in Mali, including kidnaps," the Foreign Office said in its advice, updated on Saturday. "Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places visited by foreigners." |
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| Webster | Jun 18 2017, 02:53 PM Post #5 |
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--BREAKING: UN mission official: Terror attack underway at resort area in Mali's capital; casualties, hostages reported. (Associated Press, 18 June 2017) |
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| Webster | Jun 18 2017, 02:58 PM Post #6 |
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![]() --#Mali: Photos from outside Campement Kangaba showing sec forces on site incl. 'Groupement d'intervention de la police nationale' (GIPN) (MENASTREAM, 18 June 2017) |
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| Webster | Jun 18 2017, 03:00 PM Post #7 |
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(Daily Telegraph) Hostages taken, casualties - reports --There are reports of casualties in this attack, and of hostages being taken, but there is no further detail, according to a spokesman for Mali's UN mission |
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| Webster | Jun 18 2017, 03:04 PM Post #8 |
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Here's the Daily Telegraph's live feed of events from mali as they come in... |
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| Webster | Jun 18 2017, 05:38 PM Post #9 |
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(Daily Telegraph) Two dead in attack --At least two people were killed in the attack, which began around 4:30pm at Le Campement, half an hour southeast of Bamako. Baba Cisse, security ministry spokesman, said: "The first victim was a French-Gabonese citizen. We are in the process of confirming the other's nationality." '20 hostages freed' - local media --A spokesman for Algeria's security ministry has told local news outlet Studio Tamani that 20 hostages have been freed. |
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| Webster | Jun 18 2017, 05:39 PM Post #10 |
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(Daily Telegraph) 32 hostages rescued --SECURITY FORCES HAVE RESCUED 32 GUESTS FROM MALI RESORT UNDER ATTACK BY GUNMEN - SECURITY MINISTRY SPOKESMAN |
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| Webster | Jun 18 2017, 05:40 PM Post #11 |
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![]() (Daily Telegraph) Mali no stranger to jihadi attacks --Religious extremism in Mali once was limited to northern areas, prompting the French military in 2013 to lead a military operation to oust jihadists from power in the major towns. But the militants have continued targeting Malian forces and peacekeepers, making it the deadliest UN mission in the world. In March 2015, five people died when militants hit a popular restaurant in the capital. A devastating attack on the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako later that year, in November, left 20 dead - six Malians and 14 foreigners. That attack was jointly claimed by both the regional al-Qaeda affiliate and a group known as Al Mourabitoun, which was founded by Moktar Belmoktar after he fell out with al-Qaeda leaders. In a video released in March, jihadists said those two were joining together along with two Mali-based terror groups. |
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| Webster | Jun 18 2017, 05:41 PM Post #12 |
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....and that's where things stand as of 4:44pm US Time (9:44 London time)...... |
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| Webster | Jun 18 2017, 06:27 PM Post #13 |
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Breaking 911: At Least 2 Dead In Attack on Popular Resort In Mali
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| Webster | Jun 18 2017, 06:47 PM Post #14 |
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(Daily Telegraph) 'Westerners were fleeing the encampment' --The number of people rescued from the resort has risen to 36 guests, according to Malian state TV reports. Witness Boubacar Sangare was just outside the compound during the attack. "Westerners were fleeing the encampment while two plainclothes police exchanged fire with the assailants," he said. |
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