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Mali attack: 'I saw bullets on the floor'

Malian special forces have entered the Radisson Blu Hotel in Mali's capital, Bamako, to end a siege by gunmen who had been holding 170 people hostage.
The gunmen stormed the US-owned hotel, which is popular with foreign businesses and airline crews, shooting and shouting "God is great!" in Arabic.
Malian state TV is reporting that 80 people have now been freed.
At least three people are reported to have been killed in the siege that started around 07:00 GMT.
Michael Skapoullis, a survivor of the attack, fled from the hotel's gym after the siege started.
He said he opened the door of the gym and saw bullets on the floor.

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