BAMAKO, Mali — Malian security forces, aided by U.S. and French special forces, ended a 7-hour siege Friday at a Radisson Blu hotel Friday that left up to 27 hostages and two extremists dead, according to a U.N. official.
The U.S. Department of State confirmed that an American citizen is among those who were killed. The Washington Post identified the woman as Anita Datar, a 41-year-old international development worker from Takoma Park, Md.
