A hotel in the Somali capital was attacked by terrorists. Did it cause any casualties?

On August 16th, local time, a terrorist attack occurred in a hotel in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, killing at least 11 people, including 2 officials, and injuring more than 4 others. Upon verification with the Embassy of China in Somalia, no China citizens were killed or injured in this attack.

The "elite hotel" involved is located in Lido Beach, the capital of Somalia. The hotel owner is a member of parliament in Somalia. A local media described it as "one of the most heavily guarded buildings in Mogadishu". This newly completed high-end hotel is very popular among government officials.

Somalia's "Al-Shabaab" has claimed responsibility for this incident. Somalia's "Al-Shabaab" is an extremist organization associated with al-Qaeda, which has frequently launched terrorist attacks in Somalia and its neighboring countries in recent years.

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Hostage rescue process

In the afternoon, the attacker detonated a car bomb outside the hotel. Witnesses said that smoke could be seen at the scene and the whole capital could hear a loud explosion. Then the attacker rushed into the hotel with a gun and took hostages.

immediately after the attack, the Somali government deployed security forces, surrounded the hotel with military vehicles, and the Somali special forces confronted the militants in the hotel. After a fierce exchange of fire lasted for nearly five hours, all the militants were finally killed and 25 people, including the hotel owner, were successfully rescued. At around 22: local time on the 16th, with all the militants killed, the siege ended.

China economic net-Somali hotel terrorists have all been killed and 25 people have been successfully rescued.