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Urgent Malian government declares nationwide state of emergency

Xinhua, November 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Malian government declared a 10-day nationwide state of emergency Friday evening after jihadists attacked a top hotel in Mali's capital Bamako and took 170 people hostage for around nine hours. At least 27 people were killed. Endi