Somalis are anxiously waiting to know the fate of missing loved ones following a deadly 30-hour siege at a hotel in the capital Mogadishu.
People watch outside of destroyed Hayat Hotel after a deadly 30-hour siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists in Mogadishu.Somalis are anxiously waiting to know the fate of their missing relatives as emergency workers attempted to clear debris after a deadly 30-hour siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists at a hotel in the capital Mogadishu.
The hotel was a favoured meeting spot for government officials and scores of people were inside when gunmen stormed the property. "My brother was inside the hotel the last time we heard from him, but his phone is switched off now and we don't know what to expect," he said. Security officers patrol near the destroyed Hayat Hotel after a deadly 30-hour siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists in Mogadishu.Somalia's allies, including the United States, Britain and Turkey, as well as the UN, have strongly condemned the attack. So did ATMIS, the African Union force tasked with helping Somali forces take over primary responsibility for security by the end of 2024.
A second explosion occurred just minutes later, witnesses said, inflicting more casualties as rescuers, security forces and civilians rushed to help those injured.
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