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Bodies of Russian Victims in Mali Attack Repatriated

© AP Photo / Baba AhmedThe body of a victim in front of the Radisson Blu hotel after an attack by gunmen on the hotel in Bamako, Mali, Friday, Nov. 20, 2015
The body of a victim in front of the Radisson Blu hotel after an attack by gunmen on the hotel in Bamako, Mali, Friday, Nov. 20, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The bodies of the Russian citizens killed in a recent attack on a Malian hotel were brought to the Russian city of Ulyanovsk, local authorities said Sunday.

SAMARA (Sputnik) – On November 20, several armed militants took 170 people hostage at Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako. Malian and UN security forces then conducted an anti-terrorist operation to free the hostages. The attack claimed lives of at least 19 people, including six Russian nationals.

Malian troops take position outside the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako on November 20, 2015 - Sputnik International
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"The bodies were brought to the Vostochny airport in Ulyanovsk," the authorities told RIA Novosti.

Six crew members of Russia's cargo carrier Volga-Dnepr Airlines were among the killed in the attack carried out by the suspected Islamists.

Responsibility for the violence has been claimed by a number of insurgent groups, including the al-Murabitoun group that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in May, previously having links with al-Qaeda.

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