Somalia: Terrorist Attack In Mogadishu Hotel
Somalia: Terrorist attack in Mogadishu Hotel, security forces finish siege, 10 people dead. Some terrorists attacked the hotel in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Many people lost their lives and a large number of people have been injured.
Somali forces have ended a 4-hour siege on Sunday. So far 10 people have died in the attack. According to the report, the attackers carried out the incident after a car explosion. According to Leading media, the Ministry of Information of Somalia, Abdirisak Abdi, an official of the ministry has died in this attack.
Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack
The terrorists attacked inside the compound only after a car bomb exploded at the gate of the Elite Hotel. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement released through his mouthpiece channel, Radio Andalus.
The four-hour siege ends at Elite Hotel
“Somali special forces put an end to the four-hour deadly siege at Mogadishu’s Elite Hotel after the last bomber was killed,” government spokesman Ismail Mukhtar said on Twitter late Sunday.
205 people were rescued
Spokesman Mukhtar and the police claimed that four terrorists were involved in the attack, who have been killed. Mukhtar said that 205 people were rescued after the siege ended at 10 pm (local time).
President Mohammad Abdullahi Faramajo expressed grief
Somali President Mohammed Abdullahi Faramajo condemned the “heinous and cowardly” terrorist attack and expressed his condolences to the victims of the attack.
Pharmajo said in a statement, “The main purpose of the ambush attacks by terrorists was to discourage Somali people who are recovering from difficult situations. It is a fact that they plan to harm some Somali people”. The President wished speedy recovery of the injured.
Al-Shabaab, which is associated with al-Qaeda. He frequently attacks Mogadishu and other parts of Somalia. The group targeted the SYL Hotel in the Somali capital last year.
