Islamic extremists have stormed a luxury hotel in Mali and taken 170 people hostage in an apparent terror attack.
Around 10 men armed with guns and grenades entered the Radisson Blu in the capital Bamako, shooting and screaming "Allahu Akbar", which means "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.
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