Mali: American Among the Dead In Radisson Hotel Attack that Claimed 20 Lives

By Published on November 21, 2015

Updated 9:55 p.m. ET: American Victim Identified

The family of Anita Datar, an international development worker, has confirmed she was the American who died in Friday’s terrorist attack on a hotel in Bamako, the capital of Mali.

The U.S. State Department released this statement on the family’s behalf:

We are devastated that Anita is gone—it’s unbelievable to us that she has been killed in this senseless act of violence and terrorism. Anita was one of the kindest and most generous people we know. She loved her family and her work tremendously. Everything she did in her life she did to help others— as a mother, public health expert, daughter, sister and friend. And while we are angry and saddened that she has been killed, we know that she would want to promote education and healthcare to prevent violence and poverty at home and abroad, not intolerance.

Anita Ashok Datar was born in western Massachusetts and grew up in northern New Jersey. …

Read the article “Mali: American Among the Dead In Radisson Hotel Attack that Claimed 20 Lives” on npr.org.

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