Al-Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility for hotel siege in Mali
Al-Murabitun, an Islamist group linked to al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the hostage-taking at a hotel in the capital of Mali. The corresponding message, according to Reuters, appeared on the Al-Murabitun account on Twitter. This information has not been confirmed by other sources. Al-Murabitun, as reported in May 2015, swore allegiance to the Islamic State (in the Russian Federation, the organization is recognized as a terrorist organization and banned).