Special forces in Mali have arrested two suspects in connection with the siege at a hotel in Bamako that left 20 people dead.
The identity of the suspects and alleged role in Friday’s attack at the Radisson Blu Hotel remains unknown.
According to Reuters, a source close to the investigation said the suspects had been brought in for interrogation, based on information found in one of the attacker’s mobile phones.
One of them had been regularly in touch with one of the gunmen since August while another sent telephone credit to an attacker, he said.
“It’s only after questioning that we will find out if the second suspect sells phone credit or is an accomplice,” said the source, requesting anonymity.
Armed men held 170 guests and staff hostage during the nine-hour siege, killing 20 and wounding 14 others before police stormed the building.
Mali’s Security Minister, Salif Traore said that there were two attackers armed with AK-47 assault rifles. An al-Qaeda affiliate has claimed responsibility for the attack in which two militants died.
