Al-Shabab suicide bomber and gunmen storm Mogadishu hotel, killing at least 9
Source: The National Post
MOGADISHU, Somalia Al-Shabab gunmen forced their way into a hotel in the Somali capital on Friday night, exchanging fire with hotel guards and leaving 14 dead before government security forces ended the attack, a police official said. Five militants and at least nine civilians were reported killed.
A suicide bomber rammed his car into the SYL hotels entrance in Mogadishu and blew it up, allowing gunmen to materialize and fight their way past hotel guards at the first security barrier, said Capt. Mohamed Hussein. Four gunmen and the suicide bomber were killed, he said, adding that the attackers did not get past the last security checkpoint.
In addition, at least nine dead bodies of civilians could be seen outside the hotel, Hussein said.
The Islamic extremist group Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack.
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