The president of Mali has declared a 10-day state of emergency after militants took more than 130 people hostage at a luxury hotel.

He says 21 people, including two Jihadists, died in the siege in the country's capital, Bamako.

President Obama has condemned the hotel siege - saying "these were innocent people who had everything to live for."

Wolfgang Neumann is the boss of the Rezidor Hotel Group.

He says they're doing everything they can to help those affected: