Friday 20 November 2015

170 hostages taken in Mali, 3 killed

Val says Winnie has just phoned John Marie Nosal has just today got back from  Bamako,Mali.

Just back from the funeral to see messages flashing on the phone.The first said " have you heard about the attack in Bamako?" We had not but looked it up to read this in the Depeche. 170 hostages taken prisoner in the Hotel Radisson Blu,  3  have been killed.
We are hoping our friend is back and to this end we have phoned his wife to make sure he is safe. No reply as yet as soon as we hear we will let you know.
Une prise d'otages est en cours ce vendredi matin à l'hôtel Radisson Blu de Bamako au Mali. 170 personnes sont aux mains de deux assaillants. Trois otages auraient été tués. Les assaillants auraient pénétré dans l'enceinte de l'hôtel grâce à un véhicule muni de plaques diplomatiques.