Mali hotel reopens after deadly Islamist siege Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita hails the reopening of a luxury hotel at the centre of a deadly Islamist attack as a victory over the scourge of jihadist violence. Gunmen took guests and staff hostage at the 190-room Radisson Blu in Bamako on November 20 in a siege later claimed by two extremist groups that left 20 people dead, most of them foreigners. IMAGES.