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Ramrod

20-11-2015 10:22

Mali hotel attack

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Terrorist gunmen hold 170 hostage at Radisson Blu

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...aris-live.html

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Security sources have told Reuters that some gunmen at the Mali hotel are freeing hostages who are able to recite verses of the Qur'an.

heero_yuy

20-11-2015 10:40

Re: Mali hotel attack

Update:

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GUNMEN armed with grenades have killed nine people and taken 170 people hostage at a hotel "where Air France crew stay".

Around ten Islamist terrorists arrived at the Radisson Hotel in Mali's capital Bamako at 7am and started shooting on the seventh floor.

They entered shouting "allahu akbar" and explosions were heard, according to news reports. Gunmen allowed hostages who could recite verses of the Koran to escape, security sources said.

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Osem	20-11-2015 11:01

Re: Mali hotel attack

The lunatics are at it again. :(

Damien

21-11-2015 12:26

Re: Mali hotel attack

I wonder if these people 'brought it on themselves' as well?

Hugh	21-11-2015 12:29

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Well, the terrorists have peeved the Chinese off - that's probably sub-optimal.

Damien

21-11-2015 12:47

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35809140)

Well, the terrorists have peeved the Chinese off - that's probably sub-optimal.

Do the Chinese have a lot of interests in Mali then?

Osem	21-11-2015 12:52

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Mali Aside, the Chinese have interests in large swathes of Africa so they'll be as keen as anyone to stop the spread of Islamic extremism there. In Mali they signed contracts worth billions earlier this year.

http://constructionreviewonline.com/...oject-in-mali/

http://www.chinaafricaproject.com/tag/mali/

There were also some Chinese amongst the dead.

Pierre

21-11-2015 20:40

Re: Mali hotel attack

It's that peaceful religion again.

I wish they'd stop spreading so much peace.

Hugh	21-11-2015 21:15

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They appear about as successful as the USA/UK are at spreading democracy...

tweedle

21-11-2015 22:09

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35809211)

They appear about as successful as the USA/UK are at spreading democracy...

Who are "they"?

Pierre

21-11-2015 22:29

Re: Mali hotel attack

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35809211)

They appear about as successful as the USA/UK are at spreading democracy...

Indeed but countering the statement as you did with your point, begs the question "what is your point?"

The statement was made to counter ther tiresome rhetoric that Islam is a religion of peace, love and tolerance - of which evidence is scant, to,say the least.

Has the UK ever claimed to be successful exponent of spreading democracy? I've always found us a bit imperialistic, when have we ever gone into somewhere with the prime objective to induce democracy?

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