Al Shabab jihadists have been in civil war against the Somali government for 15 years
Security officers patrol near the site of the blasts in Mogadishu, Somalia
At least 13 people died in an attack by the Islamist group al Shabab to a hotel in the capital of Somalia, announced security forces this Saturday, 2nd, as they continue to fight militants entrenched in the building. “We have received information that the death of five more victims has been confirmed and the total number of civilians killed by the terrorists is now 13,” said Commander Mohamed Abdikadir, who had previously reported a death toll of eight. jihadists of Al Shabab, a group linked to al-Qaeda, stormed Mogadishu’s popular Hayat hotel on Friday night with gunfire and explosions and have been holed up there ever since. “Security forces rescued dozens of people, including children who were trapped in the building,” Abdikadir said. “Most of the people were rescued,” he added.
The siege was still underway on Saturday and gunfire and explosions were sporadically heard around the hotel. This is the main attack in Mogadishu since the May election of Somalia’s new president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. In a fight against the Somali government for 15 years, al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack and said on Saturday that it still controlled the hotel. “A group of shabab attackers forced their way into the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu and the fighters randomly shot inside,” the organization said on a related website.
*With information from AFP
Source: Jovempan
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