Malian state TV is reporting that eighty of the 170 people taken hostage at a luxury hotel in Mali have now been freed after an operation by special forces.
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At least three people are feared dead.
Meanwhile, the Department of Foreign Affairs says there's no indication of any Irish people involved in the raid on a hotel in Mali.
They're advising Irish people not to travel to Mali and are encouraging anyone already in the country to follow the instructions of local authorities.
Witnesses say a number of those inside the hotel were freed because they were able to recite passages of the Koran.
