1 1.20 details of the gunfight at Mali Hotel.

2065438+2005165438+1On the morning of October 20th, a gun battle took place at the Radisson Hotel in the center of Bamako, the capital of Mali. 140 passengers and 30 employees were taken hostage, and many China tourists were trapped.

By 4: 00pm local time (2015165438+1October 20th), there were no hostages in the hotel, among whom 4 China nationals were rescued and 3 were killed. Eyewitness security sources said that extremists in the name of "jihad" carried automatic rifles and "strafed" in the hotel.

Max Cabooris, a guest who escaped from the hotel: He didn't hear any gunshots because of the music in the gym. After exercising in the gym, I went to the hotel lobby, opened the door and saw many bullets on the ground. So I closed the door, went back to the gym and left the hotel from the exit there. Outside the hotel, soldiers and police escorted me away from the scene and took me home.

Guest China surnamed Chen trapped in the hotel: At about 6: 30 in the morning, there were many gunshots outside the hotel room, and there was smoke in the corridor and room. The network is intermittent, and the front desk phone is not answered. According to the photos and videos sent back by the guests, the explosion-proof police in Mali have arrived at the hotel site and are confronting the attackers.