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Somalia: UN Condemns 'Brazen' Terrorist Attack On Beachside Hotel
UN News, 17 August 2020
The UN in Somalia has strongly condemned a terrorist attack that took place on Sunday at the Elite Hotel in the capital Mogadishu, which reportedly killed at least 16 people and… Read more »
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Somalia: Govt Forces End Rebel Siege of Mogadishu Hotel
DW, 16 August 2020
Somalia's security forces have put an end to a four-hour siege by Islamic extremists at a beachside hotel in the capital Mogadishu, authorities said. At least 15 people were killed… Read more »
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Somalia: Ten Killed in Four-Hour Siege On Mogadishu Hotel
Radio Dalsan, 16 August 2020
At least 10 people are confirmed dead and more than 40 others wounded after Alshabab militants stormed a popular Mogadishu's elite hotel on Sunday evening. Read more »
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Somalia: 8 Killed After Suspected Al-Shabaab Attack Elite Hotel in Mogadishu
Nation, 16 August 2020
At least eight people were killed and dozens injured on Sunday after an explosion by suspected Al-Shabaab militants at the newly built Elite Hotel on Lido Beach in Mogadishu. Read more »
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Somalia: Somalia - Gunmen Storm Mogadishu Hotel After Car Bombing
DW, 16 August 2020
At least five people have been killed in a bomb blast and storming of a beachside hotel in Somalia's capital. Initial reports suggest hostages have been taken; the attack bears the… Read more »
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Somalia: Car Bomb Heard At a Popular Hotel in Mogadishu
Shabelle, 16 August 2020
A huge car bomb explosion was heard on Sunday afternoon at Elite hotel in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, witnesses and police said. Read more »
Somali Forces End Deadly Beachside Hotel Siege
Somalia's security forces took four hours to regain control of the Elite Hotel in the Lido beach area of Mogadishu after five assailants stormed it, according to Information Ministry spokesman, Ismael Mukhtaar Omar. He said that "ten people were dead and five militants were also killed, plus one Somalia special police officer". Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack via its radio arm, Andalus. The hotel is often frequented by politicians, journalists and civil society activists.
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Violent extremist organisations like Al-Shabaab are still looking for opportunities that will emerge with the pandemic to accomplish their missions, the U.S. Africa Command's ... Read more »
