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brooklynite

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Fri Nov 20, 2015, 12:27 PM Nov 2015

Mali attack: 27 bodies found in hotel as officials say hostage situation over

Source: The Guardian

An UN official has said that peacekeepers at the hotel saw 27 bodies, and that a search of the building was continuing, according to Reuters.

The UN peacekeepers saw 12 corpses in the basement of the hotel and another 15 on the second floor, the UN official told Reuters on condition of anonymity. He added that the UN troops were still helping Malian authorities search the hotel.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/nov/20/mali-hotel-attack-gunmen-take-hostages-in-bamako-live-updates

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Mali attack: 27 bodies found in hotel as officials say hostage situation over (Original Post) brooklynite Nov 2015 OP
Just horrible maxsolomon Nov 2015 #1
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May the victims rest in peace leftynyc Nov 2015 #3
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