#BBB NEWS| BREAKING: 170 Hostages Taken At Radisson Blu Hotel In Bamako, Mali, Hotel Operator Says

(CNN)Gunmen have taken 170 people hostage inside the Radisson Blu Hotel in Mali's capital, Bamako.

The hotel chain said two armed men have locked in 140 guests and 30 employees.

Malian soldiers with help from U.N. troops have the hotel surrounded.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the incident.

The U.S. Embassy in Mali asked American citizens and its staffers to remain indoors. The embassy, in a tweet, called it an "ongoing active shooter operation."

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Source: CNN