Somalia Attack Somalia: Security forces end Al-Shabab siege at Mogadishu hotel, 21 die
Mogadishu: Security forces have rescued 106 people who were trapped in an upscale hotel in Somalian capital Mogadishu as terrorists attacked it on Friday.
Security forces said the 30-hour ordeal is over.
India strongly condemns the attack on Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu and expresses heartfelt condolences to the victims & families of this cowardly act of terrorism.
— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) August 20, 2022
India stands with the Government and people of Somalia in their fight against terrorism.
Twenty-one people are confirmed to have been killed in the 30-hour ordeal, the health ministry said. Officials say the fight to retake the hotel is now over, reports BBC.
The attackers reportedly used explosives to gain entry to Mogadishu's Hayat Hotel before violently taking control over it.
Terror group al-Shabab has taken responsibility for the incident.
"I would like to inform all Somalis that the operation at the hotel was concluded at midnight," police Commander Abdi Hassan Mohammed Hijra told journalists in a briefing that took place close to the site of the attack as quoted by BBC.
"It is shocking that innocent people lost their lives here... The security forces were engaged in rescuing the people one by one and in groups."
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