(Mogadishu) The number of people killed when terrorists targeted a hotel
in Somalia’s capital with 4 suicide bombs has risen to 53 from the initial 22,
with over 100 injured.
The blasts, which occurred within minutes of each other, targeted Mogadishu's Sahafi Hotel and its surroundings. The hotel is near the headquarters of the Somali Police Force's Criminal Investigations Department (CID). These were followed by four terrorists who entered the hotel and proceeded to the roof, firing down on people below. Security forces eventually killed the assailants and rescued dozens of people from hotel rooms. The Islamic terror group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility.
