8 Civilians Dead In Siege At Somalian Hotel By Al-Shabaab Terrorists

Saturday, 20 August 2022newsdesk

At least eight civilians have been confirmed dead in an attack by Islamist terrorists on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, an official said Saturday, as security forces continued to battle gunmen holed up inside.

New Delhi, 20 August 2022

As per news report of NDTV, Fighters from the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab group stormed the popular Hayat Hotel on Friday evening in a hail of gunfire and bomb blasts. Sporadic gunfire and loud explosions could still be heard early Saturday, many hours after the start of the assault. It is the biggest attack in Mogadishu since Somalia's new president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, was elected in May after many months of political instability. The jihadist group, which has been waging a deadly insurgency against Somalia's fragile central government for about 15 years, claimed responsibility.

Source - NDTV