Hotel hijacking

On the night of 0/6 local time in Somalia, a family in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, was named? Elite hotel? The seaside hotel was attacked by terrorists. The attack killed at least 10 civilians and a policeman, and more than 40 people were injured in the attack. ? All five terrorists who took the initiative to attack have been killed. At present, the hotel has been re-controlled by the Somali National Army. Party night, the extremist terrorist organization Somalia? Al-Shabaab? On the same day, some militants detonated a car bomb at the entrance of the hotel, then rushed into the hotel to take hostages and launched an attack, and continued to fight fiercely with the Somali National Army that arrived later. But fortunately, no one was killed in this terrorist attack.

Upon verification with the Embassy of China in Somalia, no China citizens were killed or injured in this attack. In the afternoon, the attacker lit a car bomb outside the hotel, and suddenly smoke billowed, and the whole capital could hear a huge explosion. After lighting the bomb, the attacker rushed into the hotel and took hostages. When the attack happened, the local army immediately sent troops to surround the hotel with vehicles. Somali special forces confronted militants at the hotel. After nearly five hours of fierce exchange of fire, all the militants were finally killed and 205 people in the hotel were successfully rescued.

The owner of this hotel is a member of parliament in Somalia. This hotel is very popular in the local area. Somalia? Al-Shabaab? Claim responsibility for this incident, Somalia? Al-Shabaab? Is it used? Base? In recent years, this extremist organization has frequently launched attacks on Somalia and neighboring countries.

Fortunately, this terrorist attack did not cause any casualties in China. 1 1 The attack on June 6, 2008 killed 65,438 victims and 5 attackers. He added that the security forces lost 1 person and 18 people were injured. There are many terrorist attacks abroad, and I hope our compatriots abroad can avoid these terrorist attacks.