The foreign Ministry of Ukraine informs about the Commission of an armed attack on a hotel in Mali, among the hostages is a Ukrainian, said a spokesman for the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Marian Betz.


"in Mali, carried out an armed attack on the hotel, among the hostages - a citizen of Ukraine," said Betz.

Also Betz stated that together with its international partners Kiev take urgent steps to release.

unidentified on the last working day of the week attacked a hotel in the city of Sevare in the Central part of Mali. According to the summary data, the victims of the attack were five people, two terrorists eliminated. The attackers managed to capture hostages. According to the Agency France Press, the attack was committed at the hotel Byblos.

before the residence of the Russian Ambassador to Mali has denied messages of mass-media about the kidnapping of three Russian pilots during the terrorist attack on the hotel.

in Mali, MINUSMA peacekeepers are by the decision of the UN security Council. The strength of the mission is provided within eleven, 2 thousand soldiers, including reservists, which can quickly be deployed in the country, and 1,440 police officers. In addition, with the punishment of the UN security Council in Mali is four thousand contingent of French troops.

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