20 people were killed and 60 wounded in an attack on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, which took place on Wednesday. The assassination of the car bomb Somali conducted with the Taliban group Al-Shabab. It died in it, among others, two Members of Parliament.
The militants Al-Shabab, an organization associated with Al-Qaeda quickly confessed to the attack on the Hotel Ambassador.
Previously reported that the attack on the hotel killed 15 people, and 20 were injured. According to the agency dpa, among the dead are at least two terrorists.
Colonel Ali Mohamed police in Mogadishu said that attackers broke into the building after the hotel gate was rammed by a vehicle laden with explosives.
– Our goal is to members of the government – said Reuters, Sheikh Abu Musab Abdiasis, a spokesman for al-Shabab.
Attempts in the city could be heard even in the evening, which, according to the agency suggests that still lasted forces operations special against attackers.
the attack on one of the most important street of the city
Al-Shabab has been pushed out of Mogadishu by African Union peacekeeping force in 2011, but a strong threat in Somalia, where he organizes frequent terrorist attacks. In this way they want to overthrow the Western-backed Somali government. The organization is behind the attacks also in Kenya and Uganda, countries that support the African Union peacekeeping force.
Maka Al Mukaram, street where there was Wednesday’s coup, is one of the main in the heart of Mogadishu, which It connects the major artery of the city K4 of the palace of the president. Are located at the numerous banks, hotels, restaurants.
Prior to the coup Somali government announced two counterterrorism operations. In one of them died intelligence chief of Al-Shabab. In the second – a person suspected of masterminding an attack on a university in Kenya last year, which killed 148 people.
Author: TMW, Klo // rzw, MTOM / Source: Reuters
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