Here’s how things currently stand:
Up to 10 gunmen, said to be shouting “Allahu Akbar”, stormed the Radisson Blu hotel in an upmarket area of Mali’s capital, Bamako at 7am on Friday morning. They initially held hostage 140 guests and 30 hotel staff.
At least three people were killed in the attack. They are said to include two Malian security guards and a French national.
Some 80 hostages have been freed after security forces entered the hotel. Those who escaped include five Turkish Airline staff and 12 Air France Staff. State TV showed footage of several hostages being freed.
The UN and France has sent security reinforcement to the scene. France’s president, François Hollande, said everything possible was being done to end the siege.'
http://www.theguardian.com/world/liv...o-live-updates