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#MaliAttack: 3 Terrorist Organizations Claim Responsibility, Photos Released of Suspects

On Monday, Mali began its three days of national mourning, after having one of their luxury hotels attacked by terrorists on Friday, reports BBC.

RELATED: #MaliAttacks: 27 Dead in Hotel Attack

Last week, the Radisson Blu hotel, which is popular with businessmen and tourists, was stormed by terrorists, resulting in 21 deaths.

Of the casualties, six were Malian, 13 were foreign nationals, and two were terrorists.

In a coordinated effort, Malian, U.S., and French special forces were able to regain control of the hotel and ensure hostages escaped hours later.

It is still unclear, though, who is responsible for the attack as Islamic terrorist groups Islamic Maghreb, the Macina Liberation Front, and al-Murabitoun have all claimed responsibility.

A security source present during the attack told the press that he heard the now-dead terrorists speaking in English.

So far, Malian officials believe that a man and woman helped to plan the attack, so they released their photos on state television.

Showing solidarity, Guinea-Conakry, Mauritania, and Senegal are also taking part in the national mourning, with Senegalese President and ECOWAS Chairman Macky Sall, saying on Sunday, “Mali will never be alone in this fight, we are all committed because we are all involved.”

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Abena Agyeman-Fisher is the Editor-in-Chief of Face2Face Africa. Most recently, she worked for Interactive One as the Senior Editor of NewsOne, she worked for AOL as the News Programming Manager of Black Voices, which later became HuffPo Black Voices, and for the New York Times Company as an Associate Health Editor. Abena, a Spelman College graduate, has been published in Al Jazeera, the Daily Beast, New Jersey’s The Star-Ledger, the Grio, BlackVoices, West Orange Patch, About.com, the Source, Vibe, Vibe Vixen, Jane, and Upscale Magazines. She has interviewed top celebrities, icons, and politicians, such as First Lady Michelle Obama, Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett, Civil Rights activist and diplomat Andrew Young, comedian Bill Cosby, Grammy Award-winning singer Jill Scott, actress and singer Queen Latifah, Olympic Gold winner Cullen Jones, international supermodel Alek Wek, and five-division world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather. Most recently, she served as the First Lady’s press reporter during President Barack Obama’s U.S.-Africa Summit, Young African Leaders Institute event, and the 2013 presidential trip to Senegal, Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Tanzania. Abena is also a 2015 International Women's Media Foundation Africa Great Lakes Fellow, where she reported on women candidates and Chinese sweatshops in Tanzania for CNN and Refinery29.

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