MALI -- 170 people taken hostage at the Radisson.

[Ralphie Halves]

Major French ties here if you remember. Islamic insurgents backed by Al-Qaeda tried to take over the whole country back in 2012. They took over the north, the entire city of Timbuktu (a real city, yes), then French troops had to come in and regulate. Mali is a former French colony.

I'm up all night as usual, so I'll keep reporting if shit goes down.

[ACoochy]

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[TheMoneyShot]

I just turned on CNN. Madness just won't stop.

Is this what we have to look forward to from now til Christmas? I might just throw my TV out the window.

Sick of hearing war everyday.

[Ralphie Halves]

Not really any updates so far. CNN did just talk with a restaurant owner nearby that said there were definitely a lot of shots fired and an explosion.

[Ralphie Halves]

3 dead so far. 2 Malians, 1 French.

[Isaiah]

Major French ties here if you remember. Islamic insurgents backed by Al-Qaeda tried to take over the whole country back in 2012. They took over the north, the entire city of Timbuktu (a real city, yes), then French troops had to come in and regulate. Mali is a former French colony.

I'm up all night as usual, so I'll keep reporting if shit goes down.

[existential]

Moslems gonna Moslem

[Ralphie Halves]

Not sure if I heard this right, but CNBC saying that those who could read the Koran got to leave.

[Ralphie Halves]

80 people freed so far

[FlipsideRM]

How the fuk do you take 170 people hostage....

[slayer14]

How the fuk do you take 170 people hostage....

Easy to do with 10 gunmen threatening if you run they will shoot to kill.

Jihadists kill three as they go 'floor to floor' screaming 'Allahu Akbar' during AK-47 rampage at Mali hotel and take 170 hostages before freeing those who could recite the Koran

• Radison Blu hotel under attack by jihadists armed with AK-47s and hand grenades in Malian capital of Bamako
• Up to 10 gunmen have taken dozens of hostages inside the Radisson hotel while 80 people have escaped unharmed
• Gunmen tested hostages' knowledge of the Koran and allowed Muslim hostages to leave the hotel
• US and French Special Forces lead operation to clear the building one floor at a time amid hostage crisis
• At least three people have been killed including one French national and US embassy have urged American nationals to 'shelter in place' from attack

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3326708/Jihadists-gunmen-launch-grenade-shooting-rampage-hotel-Mali.html#ixzz3s295ZaqR

[Mr KLC]

Not sure if I heard this right, but CNBC saying that those who could read the Koran got to leave.

That is correct. If they could recite parts of the Koran, they were allowed to leave. Makes me wonder if the losers are going to be sacrificed later.

[jjgold]

wipe entire country out

easy to rid terrorism