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Mali hotel siege: Gunmen take hostages in deadly raid
Source: BBC
Gunmen in Mali have killed at least five people in an attack on a hotel in the central town of Sevare, officials say. The dead include Malian soldiers.
The UN mission in the country said it believed "a member of the international personnel" was killed in the attack.
An unknown number of hostages are still being held at the Byblos Hotel, which is popular with UN workers. Two of the gunmen have also been killed.
Mali has been fighting Islamist rebels in the north for a number of years.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33817733