Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has denied
reports that he is among the 170 hostages being held
by terrorists that attacked Radisson Blu Hotel in the
centre of Mali's capital, Bamako.
Dangote made the denial on his Twitter account on
Friday.
Rumour about me being held hostage is false.
I was in Mali yesterday.Thank you for your
concern. My prayers with those involved.
— Aliko Dangote (@AlikoDangote) November
20, 2015
Three hostages are reported to have been
killed.
Two people have locked in 140 guests and 30
employees in "a hostage-taking situation", the
hotel's US owners said.
Gunmen entered the hotel, which is popular
with expat workers shooting, and shouting
"God is great!" in Arabic.
A Malian army commander told the AP news
agency that about 20 hostages have been
freed.
Those hostages able to recite verses of the
Koran were being freed, a security source has
told Reuters news agency.
Six staff from Turkish Airlines are staying at
the hotel, and a Chinese guest told China's
state news agency Xinhua that he was among
about seven Chinese tourists trapped there.
French newspaper Le Monde quoted the
Malian security ministry as saying at least
three hostages had been killed.
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