Developing situation in the Mali capital of Bamako

3 suspect Jihadists are said to be holding 140 guests and 30 staff hostage in the Radisson Hotel in Bamako

They apparently turned up in diplomatic cars

Several security guards were injured and French soldiers have also been dispatched to the area

Update: Now said to be 10 gunmen involved. Air France crew are said to use the hotel and explosions are being heard on the 7th floor with guns and grenades being used