It was reported that 170 people were taken hostage in the 190-room Radisson hotel in Bamako, Mali. The luxury hotel is reportedly under attack from jihadists. Shooting and blasts are heard, a security source tells AFP.

Witnesses at the scene have reported that the attackers arrived in a diplomatic vehicle, and are now “walking quietly” around seven stories of the hotel. “It’s happening on the seventh floor, the jihadists are now shooting in the corridor,” the security source also said.

(RT)