who shouted "God is great!" in Arabic language as they attacked, were shot to death by security forces following a more than seven-hour blockade in the capital of the West African country. Officials also put out telephone numbers, urging people who might have known them to call with information.
The decision to release the photos came a day after the Islamic extremist gang that first claimed responsibility for the attack purported to identify the gunmen in an audio recording, conforming to Al-Akhbar, a Mauritanian news site that often receives messages from Malian extremists group.
The group known as Al-Mourabitoun — or The Sentinels — identified the gunmen as Abdel Hakim Al-Ansari and Moadh Al-Ansari, posted Sunday by Al-Akhbar said. No nationalities were given, though the name "Al-Ansari" suggests they were Malian. But Cisse said Malian authorities had not confirmed the men's identities.
Al-Mourabitoun's declare could not be independently verified. Malian officials have said they are searching for more than three suspects who may have been involved in the attack, though they gave no other details.
The extremist group said : "the two men were the only attackers". Initial reports from witnesses and officials suggested there could have been as many as ten gunmen involved in the attack on the hotel in the former French colony.
Authorities released a detailed list of the 138 people (hotel guests) from more than 20 countries evacuated from the hotel during the attack, including 18 from France, 17 from India and five from the United States. There also were guests from Spain, Russia, Germany, Algeria, Turkey and a half-dozen countries in Africa. The dead included 6 Russians, 3 Chinese, and one American, as well as victims from Belgium, Israel, Senegal and Mali.
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