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Two different Islamist groups claim responsibility for Mali attack

Two different Islamist jihadi groups have said they were behind massacre at a hotel in Mali.

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta said 19 people were killed and a further seven injured after militants seized 170 hostages at the Radisson Blu in Bamako.

Two Islamist militants were also killed.

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Mali: President Keita says 21 dead in hotel attack

President Keita has said that 21 people, including two Islamist militants, were killed in the attack on a Bamako hotel. He confirmed seven others were wounded during the address on state television.

Keita has declared a national state of emergency from midnight and three days of national mourning.

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