News reports has it that about 170 people, 140 guests and 30 employees at the U.S owned Radison Blu Hotel in Bamako, the capital city of Mali- West Africa, are currently taken hostage by gunmen on Friday, 20th November.
Information revealed that two gunmen shot the security at the gate before gaining entrance in, where they locked the guests in the 190 room hotel.
Six Turkish Airline officials, seven Chinese, and French citizen(s) are believed to be in the hotel. Mali's security forces are storming the besieged hotel.
It was rumored that Africa's richest man, Nigerian born Aliko Dangote was among guests at the hotel at the time of the incident, but Dangote has cleared the air in a tweet saying: "Rumour about me being held hostage is false. I was in Mali yesterday.Thank you for your concern. My prayers with those involved.".
It was rumored that Africa's richest man, Nigerian born Aliko Dangote was among guests at the hotel at the time of the incident, but Dangote has cleared the air in a tweet saying: "Rumour about me being held hostage is false. I was in Mali yesterday.Thank you for your concern. My prayers with those involved.".
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