Bamako, Nov. 10, 2015 (dpa/NAN) Malian Internal Security Minister, Salif Traore said on Friday, all the hostages held by Islamists at a Malian hotel have been released.
At least three people had been killed in the initial attack, some hostages escaped under their own steam while others were freed after showing they could recite verses from the Koran, Traore said.
The raid on the hotel, which lies just west of the city centre near government ministries and diplomatic offices, came a week after Islamic State militants killed 129 people in Paris.
This has raised fears that French nationals were being specifically targeted.
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Twelve members of Air France flight crew were in the building but all were extracted safely, the French national carrier said. (dpa/NAN)