Somalia: Federal Police ended Mogadishu hotel siege by Al-Qaida-affiliated militant group Al-Shabab
In Somalia, Federal Police yesterday said that security forces had ended the Mogadishu hotel siege by the Al-Qaida-affiliated militant group Al-Shabab after nearly 30 hours of operations.
The Police officials said that more than 20 people were killed in the attack. Federal Police Chief General Abdi Hassan Hijar said casualties include civilians and security personnel who were killed in the al-Shabab complex attack.
He said the main focus of the security forces was rescuing trapped civilians after Al-Shabab targeted the hotel with explosions and stormed the building.
He added that the security agencies involved in the operations who ended the siege at midnight rescued more than 106 people, including women and children.
However, the Al-Qaida-linked Islamist group Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu and claimed it had killed 63 people and wounded 107 others.
