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Somali Forces end hotel siege, five killed, about 40 injured


Sunday August 16, 2020

MOGADISHU (HOL) - Security forces in Mogadishu have ended close to five hours siege by the militant group Al-Shabaab at an upscale beachfront hotel in the city.

Government spokesman Ismael Mukhtar confirmed in a tweet the operation which began about 6pm local time ended at around 9pm. He did not mention the number of casualties.

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Independent sources have put the death toll at 6 (six). Emergency medical services provider Aamin Ambulance had earlier said it ferried 28 injured people to various city hospitals.

Sources have however indicated at least 40 people were injured in the attack. A senior official in the ministry of information is alleged to have been killed.

Initial reports indicate the attack involved a Toyota Surf which also carried gunmen who disembarked and made way into the hotel while the explosives-laden vehicle rammed into the entrance of the hotel located in Mogadishu’s Liddo Beach.

Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack.

 





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