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# Mali hotel ?a victory over violence?
- URL: https://hospitality.pro/mali-hotel-a-victory-over-violence/
- Published: 2015-12-17T09:24:31.000Z
- Updated: 2015-12-17T09:24:31.000Z
- Author: Holedo
- Tags: Hospitality Industry News, News, Related Industry News, Tourism News, #wordpress, #Import 2026-04-16 12:15

Mali?s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita hailed the reopening of the luxury hotel at the centre of a deadly Islamist attack, saying it was a victory over the scourge of jihadist violence, Agence France-Presse reported.  
Gunmen took guests and staff hostage at the 190-room Radisson Blu in Bamako on November 20 in a siege that left 20 people dead, most of them foreigners. The attack was later claimed by two extremist groups.  
?This is a victory of life over the jihadists,? Keita said as around 100 people gathered at a reopening ceremony for the refurbished hotel.  
Keita paid tribute to three slain employees and the surviving staff, vowing to tighten security in the capital and promising: ?We will continue to fight terrorism in the strongest terms.?  
An official from the Ministry of Security said: ?Today we can say that the Radisson is the most secure hotel in the Malian capital.?  
The pictures of the three staff killed in the attack were displayed in a reception room where the opening ceremony took place. ?We are thinking of our three comrades. We miss them. That is what hurts me,? said a waiter who gave his name as Bintou.  
Staff said the hotel had already taken around 15 bookings, including for Western clients.