GUNMEN ATTACK RADISSON HOTEL IN MALI, TAKE HOSTAGES: “Gunmen stormed the American-owned Radisson Blu Hotel in Mali’s capital, Bamako, during breakfast time and took some 170 hostages. Both U.S. and French Special Forces were assisting in freeing the hostages little by little, combing through the hotel floor-by-floor. At least six U.S. citizens have been confirmed rescued thus far.” Bridget Johnson adds, “Dressed in ordinary street clothes, they reportedly shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ as they stormed the facility with automatic weapons, and let some hostages go if they could recite Quranic verses. They reportedly came in through the front lobby and began randomly shooting.”

Agence France-Presse claims “Mali hotel gunmen ‘holding no more hostages,’’ and 18 bodies recovered.

Related: Here is the Politico’s Roger Simon (no relation to PJM’s beneficent Maximum Pajamahadeen Emeritus) “in 2012 mocking Romney for discussing the terrorism threat to Mali. Major attack there today.”