Six civilians and three security force members were killed in a late-night attack by militant fighters on a beachside hotel in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, state media reported
Security forces responded to reports of an attack by Al-Shabaab militant fighters on the Pearl Beach Hotel in Lido Beach late on Friday night, killing the four attackers, according the Somali National News Agency The forces rescued 84 civilians from the hotel, receiving praise from the government for their “swift and effective response,” SONNA reported. As well as shattered window panes, blood and debris from the restaurant could be seen on the street at the site of the attack on Saturday.
The onslaught follows a deadly attack by Al-Shabaab on an African Union military base in Somalia, roughly 120 kilometres southwest of Mogadishu, late last month in which at least 54 Ugandan soldiers were killed, according to Ugandan officials. Al-Shabaab is the largest and most active al-Qaeda network in the world, according to the US Africa Command. The group controlled a vast area of Somalia before being pushed back by government counteroffensives since last year, according to Reuters.
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