Mali, Nov 21: All the Indians were freed safety as security forces launched a counter-assault. Three people were killed on Friday as gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Mali’s capital Bamako and took hostage some 170 people including 20 Indians.
India’s ambassador was monitoring the situation, and later announced that all the Indians had been “safely evacuated”.
The identity of the attackers was not immediately known. No group claimed responsibility. Among 80 people, including three UN staff members, were the first to be freed .
Twelve Air France crew members staying in the hotel were in a “safe place”, the airline said. Air France has cancelled all its flights Friday to and from Bamako as a precaution.
