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Somalia Forces End Extremist Siege of Hotel, 15 Killed
Source: Associated Press
Somalia Forces End Extremist Siege of Hotel, 15 Killed
By ABDI GULED, ASSOCIATED PRESS MOGADISHU, Somalia — Jun 2, 2016, 5:07 AM ET
Somali security forces Thursday ended an overnight siege by extremist gunmen at a hotel in the capital which killed least 15 people, including two members of parliament, officials said.
The assault started when a vehicle laden with explosives detonated outside the Ambassador Hotel Wednesday evening and then three militants stormed inside the building, said the African Union Mission in Somalia. The African Union multinational force is bolstering Somalia's weak government against an insurgency by the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab.
Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack.
One militant was killed at the entrance of the hotel while two others entered the building and shot at residents, the AU force said in a statement. All the attackers were killed in the siege that ended early Thursday.
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By ABDI GULED, ASSOCIATED PRESS MOGADISHU, Somalia — Jun 2, 2016, 5:07 AM ET
Somali security forces Thursday ended an overnight siege by extremist gunmen at a hotel in the capital which killed least 15 people, including two members of parliament, officials said.
The assault started when a vehicle laden with explosives detonated outside the Ambassador Hotel Wednesday evening and then three militants stormed inside the building, said the African Union Mission in Somalia. The African Union multinational force is bolstering Somalia's weak government against an insurgency by the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab.
Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack.
One militant was killed at the entrance of the hotel while two others entered the building and shot at residents, the AU force said in a statement. All the attackers were killed in the siege that ended early Thursday.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/somalia-forces-end-extremist-siege-hotel-15-killed-39549381
[font size=1]Security forces examine the scene after a bomb attack on Ambassador Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, Thursday, June 2, 2016. Somalia's Islamic extremist rebels, al-Shabab, stormed the hotel, often frequented by government officials and business executives, killing people and taking a number of hostages, police said. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)[/font]
