Six staff members of the Turkish air carrier Turkish Airlines are in the Radisson hotel in Bamako, capital of Mali, where it occurs on Friday a hostage, he said a government source told AFP.
"We have confirmed that there are currently six employees of the Turkish Airlines," said this source, who requested anonymity.
The airline covers various destinations in Africa, including Mali's capital.
Moreover, among the hostages - 140 customers and 30 employees of the hotel, according to the chain hotelera- there are at least seven Chinese citizens, according to the official Xinhua news agency. AP