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Eight dead as Mali hotel standoff continues: military

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AFP Bamako
An unknown number of hostages was still being held in Mali by gunmen who stormed a hotel in the central town of Sevare, triggering a shootout that killed at least eight people, the military said today.

"The hostage taking is still going on. The death toll now is three dead soldiers and four wounded," a military source said.

"Two terrorists have also been killed and there are three bodies lying in front of the hotel next to a burned-out minibus," he said.

Earlier the authorities had said that four people, including two soldiers, had been killed at the Byblos hotel, which is popular with foreigners.

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First Published: Aug 08 2015 | 2:02 AM IST

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