Al Qaeda-Affiliated Group Claims Responsibility for Mali Hotel Attack

A group having links with deadly jihadist sect, al-Qaeda, has claimed they were responsible for the attack on the Mali hotel
Al-Mourabitoun
 
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and its affiliate al-Murabitoun, which is led by Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, have claimed joint responsibility for the attack on the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital, Bamako, the Mauritanian news agency Al-Akhbar reported.
 
Al-Akhbar is considered a reliable source of information about al-Murabitoun operations, and the group has often chosen to publish its messages through the agency.
 
Meanwhile, Qatar-based Al-Jazeera TV says that it has obtained a copy of a recorded statement made by al-Murabitoun.
 
In a Tweet by BBC, it seems there are no longer hostages been held by Islamic militants. Check on it below;
 
 
Source: BBC Africa

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