Islamic extremists armed with guns and throwing grenades stormed the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital on Friday morning, killing at least three people and initially taking numerous hostages, authorities said.br br LIVE UPDATES: Read More: br RT LIVE br Subscribe to RT! br Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Google+ Listen to us on Soundcloud: br RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.