Photo gallery: Mali hotel attack
Security forces entered the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali on Nov. 20, 2015, after it was stormed by gunmen. An extremist group led by a former al-Qaida commander claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.
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A guest leaves the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako on Nov. 21, 2015 after coming to retrieve his belongings, a day after a deadly attack.
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Security personnel examine drapes soaked in blood on the floor of the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali the day after a hostage situation there.
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Soldiers from the presidential guard patrol outside the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali on Nov. 21, 2015, in anticipation of the President’s visit.
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Officers remove bodies of victims from the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali, on Nov. 20, 2015, after gunmen held guests and staff in a nine-hour hostage crisis.
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A body is removed after the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali, was stormed by gunmen Nov. 20, 2015. A U.N. official said at least 27 people were killed in the attack.
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Special forces occupy the lobby of the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali on Nov. 20, 2015, after the hotel was stormed by gunmen. U.S. and French special operations forces assisted Malian troops in retaking the hotel.
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A man looks on from an upper floor at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali on Nov. 20, 2015. Malian troops went floor by floor to free guests after gunmen attacked the hotel.
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A special forces member checks under a car parked outside the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali, on Nov. 20, 2015, after a nine-hour hostage crisis.
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Mailian troopers assist a hostage leaving the Radisson Blu hotel to safety after gunmen attacked the hotel in Bamako, Mali, on Nov. 20, 2015. Shooting continued into the late afternoon.
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Malian security forces evacuate two women from the area near the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali, on Nov. 20, 2015, after gunmen went on a shooting rampage at the luxury hotel.
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Malian troops take position near the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako on November 20, 2015. U.S. and French special operations forces assisted Malian troops in the response to the hotel attack.
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Malian troops take position outside the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako on Nov. 20, 2015. Troops had to free guests floor by floor after gunmen stormed the luxury hotel.
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Malian troops take position outside the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako on Nov. 20, 2015, after gunmen went on a shooting rampage at the luxury hotel in Mali’s capital.
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Malian troops take position outside the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako on Nov. 20, 2015, after gunmen went on a shooting rampage at the luxury hotel. At least 27 people were killed in the attack.
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Malian security forces evacuate hostages freed from the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako on Nov. 20, 2015, after gunmen went on a shooting rampage at the luxury hotel. At least 27 people were killed.
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Security forces escort people fleeing from the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali, on Nov. 20, 2015. At least six Americans were evacuated from the hotel.
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Onlookers gather near the Radisson Blu hotel after gunmen stormed the building in Bamako, Mali, on Nov. 20, 2015. Shooting continued into the late afternoon.
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