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Mali

2 arrested over hotel attack

Malian special forces have arrested two men over last week's attack on a luxury hotel in the capital that killed 19 people, according to a statement distributed Friday morning. The statement identified the two men, both arrested in Bamako, as Seidou Diepkile and Adama Maiga. It provided no other details on their background or their potential roles in the attack.