Gunmen attack EU military training base in Mali capital

Unidentified gunmen attacked a hotel in Mali's capital Bamako on Monday that had been converted into a base for a European Union military training mission in the West African nation, a Defence Ministry official and a witness said.

Mali's Security Minister Says No More Hostages Held at Bamako Hotel

No more hostages are held at the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital Bamako, though gunmen remain in the building, the country's security minister said Friday.

France's Hollande calls on nationals to be vigilant in "sensitive" countries. Fifty elite French counter-terrorism officers are flying to Bamako

French President Francois Hollande called on French expatriates to be vigilant in "sensitive" countries, especially in Mali where a terrorist assault at a luxury hotel packed with foreigners left at least three dead.

Gunmen take 170 people hostage in Mali hotel

Gunmen shouting Islamic slogans have attacked a luxury hotel popular with foreigners in Mali's capital Bamako, taking 170 people hostage, a senior source with the security forces said