At least 20 people have been killed after unidentified gunmen stormed an upscale hotel in the Somali capital on Friday evening, following gunfire and large explosions in the area. 9News
capital, Mogadishu, on Friday evening, officials said, following gunfire and large explosions in the area.
A number of gunmen are holding hostages and still firing from inside toward security forces slowing the operation to retake control of the hotel, Haji added.An ambulance drives past a section of the Hayat Hotel, the scene of a militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 20, 2022 Ahmed Abdi, a doctor at Madina Hospital, said that the death toll was likely to rise and many victims were in critical condition. Madina is one of the two major hospitals in Mogadishu where most of the victims were taken.Soldiers patrol outside the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Two security officials, including Mogadishu intelligence chief Muhidin Mohamed, were wounded in the ongoing attack, Maj. Hassan Dahir, a police officer, told CNN. Details remained murky, however, as the siege continued.
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