At least 20 hostages dead in siege of hotel in Mali, official says
Gunmen stormed into the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali, early in the morning on Nov. 20. Authorities say at least 20 died in the attack. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)
BAMAKO, Mali — Security forces swept through a luxury hotel in Mali’s capital on Friday, freeing hostages and surrounding militants who killed at least 20 people in the latest bloodshed apparently linked to the country’s battles against Islamist insurgents.
