Security forces have ended a siege by militants at a hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. At least 12 people have been killed.
The attack started with explosions on Friday night. The militants stormed the hotel and took hostages. Security forces exchanged fire with them and took control of the hotel about 30 hours later.
European and US media reports say about 40 people were injured.
A man who lost two friends in the explosions says people fled in confusion, and were running towards a place where they thought they would be safe.
He said the hotel began to fill with smoke and flames, and he saw one of the hotel's bodyguards bleeding and another man wounded.
The Somali Islamist militant group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Al-Shabab has repeatedly carried out terror attacks targeting government organizations and hotels in the eastern African nation.
The attack started with explosions on Friday night. The militants stormed the hotel and took hostages. Security forces exchanged fire with them and took control of the hotel about 30 hours later.
European and US media reports say about 40 people were injured.
A man who lost two friends in the explosions says people fled in confusion, and were running towards a place where they thought they would be safe.
He said the hotel began to fill with smoke and flames, and he saw one of the hotel's bodyguards bleeding and another man wounded.
The Somali Islamist militant group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Al-Shabab has repeatedly carried out terror attacks targeting government organizations and hotels in the eastern African nation.
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Militants from Al-Shabab, a Somali Islamist group, carried out an attack on a hotel in Mogadishu, resulting in at least 12 deaths and approximately 40 injuries. The siege started with explosions on Friday night, followed by a hostage situation. Security forces regained control of the hotel about
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220821_10/
Date: Aug. 21, 2022
Created: 2022/08/21 19:57
Updated: 2025/12/09 14:13
Last Read: 2022/08/21 19:57