At least 20 people died when Al-Shabab suicide
bombers and gunmen have attacked a popular
seafront restaurant and cafe in the Somali
capital, Mogadishu on Thursday, Somali police
said
Mohamed Moalimuu( in bandages) a former BBC
Correspondent was wounded. Freelance journalist
Hussein Mohamed lost three of his classmates
(pictured) Mohamed Dek Shurie (on bloodied shirt)
survived. A mother and her baby were among the
dead. Three members of a family(pictured
together) Abdikani Kheyre 24, his sisters Fardosa,
22 and Naimo, 15 died in the attack.
According to reports, a car laden with explosives
rammed into the Beach View Hotel on Lido beach
after which several al-Shabab fighters opened fire
at the hotel.
"After the blast, I saw at least four armed
men run into the hotel, shooting everyone
inside and around the hotel," Mustafa Elmi,
a Lido beach visitor, told DPA news agency.
"I managed to escape with minor wounds,
but there were people who were shot dead
on the spot," he added
A second explosion hit the nearby Lido Seafood
restaurant, where several gunmen were reportedly
holed up.
"The lights at Liido Seafood have just been
switched off. Heavy gunfire is now
ongoing," Abdirizak Mohamud, a freelance
journalist at the scene, told Al Jazeera.
The terrorists engaged in a gun battle with
government security forces trying to force flush
them out. Captain Mohamed Hussein who spoke
from the scene of the attack said that the
security forces finally took control of the
restaurant just befor dawn.
"The operation ended at 3 am last night
and at least 19 civilians were killed," police
officer Osman Nur said
Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the
attack in a broadcast on its radio late on
Thursday.
Photos of some victims below
bombers and gunmen have attacked a popular
seafront restaurant and cafe in the Somali
capital, Mogadishu on Thursday, Somali police
said
Mohamed Moalimuu( in bandages) a former BBC
Correspondent was wounded. Freelance journalist
Hussein Mohamed lost three of his classmates
(pictured) Mohamed Dek Shurie (on bloodied shirt)
survived. A mother and her baby were among the
dead. Three members of a family(pictured
together) Abdikani Kheyre 24, his sisters Fardosa,
22 and Naimo, 15 died in the attack.
According to reports, a car laden with explosives
rammed into the Beach View Hotel on Lido beach
after which several al-Shabab fighters opened fire
at the hotel.
"After the blast, I saw at least four armed
men run into the hotel, shooting everyone
inside and around the hotel," Mustafa Elmi,
a Lido beach visitor, told DPA news agency.
"I managed to escape with minor wounds,
but there were people who were shot dead
on the spot," he added
A second explosion hit the nearby Lido Seafood
restaurant, where several gunmen were reportedly
holed up.
"The lights at Liido Seafood have just been
switched off. Heavy gunfire is now
ongoing," Abdirizak Mohamud, a freelance
journalist at the scene, told Al Jazeera.
The terrorists engaged in a gun battle with
government security forces trying to force flush
them out. Captain Mohamed Hussein who spoke
from the scene of the attack said that the
security forces finally took control of the
restaurant just befor dawn.
"The operation ended at 3 am last night
and at least 19 civilians were killed," police
officer Osman Nur said
Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the
attack in a broadcast on its radio late on
Thursday.
Photos of some victims below
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