Tit for Tat? Its never ending!

[harimau]

Gunmen Take 170 Hostages at Radisson Blu Hotel in Mali
David Whitehouse, Pauline Bax, and Francois Rihouay
November 20, 2015
Two gunmen took 170 hostages during an attack at the Radisson Blu Hotel in the Malian capital, Bamako, its owner, Rezidor Hotel Group, said.
Those held inside the hotel include 140 guests and 30 employees, Rezidor said in a statement on its website. United Nations forces and Malian government troops are at the scene, UN spokesman Olivier Salgado said by phone from the capital. The French and U.S. embassies confirmed that the attack was underway.
Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako
Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako Source: Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
“The attack is ongoing,” Salgado said. “What we know is that the attackers are in the hotel and have automatic weapons.” The French embassy reported “explosions and gunshots” at the hotel and advised its citizens to remain at home.
Mali was plunged into violence after a military coup in March 2012 left a power vacuum that allowed Islamist militants to join with separatists and seize northern areas of the country. While French and UN forces pushed the militants out of most of those strongholds in 2013, the government is struggling to regain authority there.
Attackers loyal to Islamic State killed 129 people in a series of shootings and explosions in Paris on Nov. 13, in the worst atrocity in Europe in almost a decade.

 

[Patriot]

BREAKING NEWS: Jihadist gunmen screaming 'Allahu Akbar' launch grenade and shooting rampage in Mali hotel and take 170 people hostage before freeing handful who could recite the Koran





Armed jihadists have gone on a deadly shooting rampage and taken 170 hostages at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali. Heavy automatic weapons fire has been heard on the seventh floor of the 190-room hotel (pictured left), where it is thought three militants have taken 140 guests and 30 members of staff hostage. Witnesses described hearing at least one explosion coming from the hotel, which is frequently used by Air France crew. The US embassy in Bamako has urged embassy staff to seek cover from the attack, tweeting that all Americans in Mali should 'shelter in place'.

 

[winnipegjets]

The solution is to get the hell out of Middle East ...let the Jews and Muslims fight it out.

 

[JohnTan]

Tit-for-tat has worked for years in a rough world. Why do you think 'peace-loving' religions like Buddhism cannot survive in a tough environment like India and Afghanistan where it was once flourishing? The world today is a global village. You can't expect to simply survive by hiding in a corner like you always have been, and relying on geographical barriers like jungles and mountains to keep saving your ass from the tougher guys out there.

 

[ginfreely]

Tit-for-tat has worked for years in a rough world. Why do you think 'peace-loving' religions like Buddhism cannot survive in a tough environment like India and Afghanistan where it was once flourishing? The world today is a global village. You can't expect to simply survive by hiding in a corner like you always have been, and relying on geographical barriers like jungles and mountains to keep saving your ass from the tougher guys out there.

Yeah being nice only get bullied by third world beings.