Gunmen holed up in a Central Mogadishu Hotel for more than 12 hours,killed at least 10 people in the latest attack in Somalia by the Al-Qaeda group,Al-shabaab.
A huge car bomb that tore the front of the six-storey Ambassador Hotel in the heart of the capital signaled the start of the assault on Wednesday0 evening, with shooting continuing until Thursday morning when Somalia’s security minister declared the attack over.
The toll is expected to rise as rescue and recovery efforts continues.
Medical sources said that around 40 people were so far known to be injured.
As Mohamed spoke, the bodies of three suspected attackers were displayed in the dirt outside the hotel.
Al-Shabaab was quick to claim responsibility for the attack and has regularly in the past targeted hotels popular with Government Officials and wealthy Somalis