Suspected jihadists have attacked a resort popular among Westerners on the edge of the Malian capital, the country’s Interior Ministry confirmed Sunday.

Gunmen stormed Le Campement Kangaba in Dougourakoro on the edge of Bamako. There were no details on casualties, but hostages were reported, according to a United Nations mission official.

U.N. and Malian forces have secured the area.

Last November 22 people were killed in an assault on Bamako’s upscale Radisson Blu hotel.

Two regional groups, al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and al-Mourabitoun, claimed responsibility for the November attack.

 
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