capital Mogadishu.
BREAKING: Al-Shabaab Attacks Mogadishu Hotel, 28 killed
Reuters
reports that the Islamic militants also opened fire inside the lobby,
killing at least 28 people, according to government officials and
medical workers.
The attack began on Wednesday morning when the militants rammed a car into the gate of Dayah Hotel, located near the Somali parliament, and proceeded to storm inside and exchange gunfire with security guards.
Reports suggest that a second blast went off shortly thereafter, injuring at least four journalists who had arrived to report on the attack.
“We have confirmed 28 people died and 43 others injured in the two blasts at the hotel,” Abdikadir Abdirahman, director of the Mogadishu ambulance service, told Reuters.
Minster of Security Abdirizak Umar had earlier reported that 15 people were killed.
BREAKING: Al-Shabaab Attacks Mogadishu Hotel, 28 killed
BREAKING: Al-Shabaab Attacks Mogadishu Hotel, 28 killed
According
to a local police officer, Colonel Abdiqadir Hussein, security agents
were able to secure the hotel after a standoff with the terrorists.
“We have rescued the people and concluded the operation at Dayah Hotel,” he told Reuters.
BREAKING: Al-Shabaab Attacks Mogadishu Hotel, 28 killed
According
to a local police officer, Colonel Abdiqadir Hussein, security agents
were able to secure the hotel after a standoff with the terrorists.
“We have rescued the people and concluded the operation at Dayah Hotel,” he told Reuters.