Assaults/Attacks (Somalia)

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• SOMALIA: Five Islamic extremists stormed the Elite Hotel (often frequented by politicians, journalists, civil society activists) in the Lido beach area of Mogadishu. Ten people were dead and five militants were killed, after Somalia’s security forces have put an end to the attack. Somalia’s homegrown Islamic extremist rebels, al-Shabab, who are allied to al-Qaida, have claimed responsibility for the attack.

SOURCE: DW