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==2015 attack== |
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At dawn on 1 November 2015, a [[suicide attack|suicide]] [[car bomb]]ing occurred at the Sahafi Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, after which gunmen entered it.<ref name=C15>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/11/01/africa/somalia-hotel-attack/index.html|title=Armed men lay siege to hotel with bombs and guns in Somalia|author1=Robyn Kriel |author2=Omar Nor|website=CNN}}</ref> [[First responder]]s arrived and were targeted with two more bombs.<ref name=C15/> The attackers killed at least 15 people, including a former [[military commander|commander]] of the [[Somali National Army]], the owner of the hotel, a [[freelance journalist]] and a member of [[Somali Parliament|parliament]].<ref name=C15/> Nine attackers were killed: three in the bombings and six shot dead by soldiers. |
At dawn on 1 November 2015, a [[suicide attack|suicide]] [[car bomb]]ing occurred at the Sahafi Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, after which gunmen entered it.<ref name=C15>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/11/01/africa/somalia-hotel-attack/index.html|title=Armed men lay siege to hotel with bombs and guns in Somalia|author1=Robyn Kriel |author2=Omar Nor|website=CNN|date=November 2015 }}</ref> [[First responder]]s arrived and were targeted with two more bombs.<ref name=C15/> The attackers killed at least 15 people, including a former [[military commander|commander]] of the [[Somali National Army]], the owner of the hotel, a [[freelance journalist]] and a member of [[Somali Parliament|parliament]].<ref name=C15/> Nine attackers were killed: three in the bombings and six shot dead by soldiers. [[Jihadist]] group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref name=C15/> |
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==2018 attack== |
==2018 attack== |
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On 9 November 2018, a triple car bombing occurred outside the Sahafi Hotel, killing 52 people, including the owner, who was the son of the owner who was killed in the 2015 attack.<ref name=C18>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/12/africa/mogadishu-bomb-death-toll-intl/index.html|title=Death toll in Mogadishu car bombing rises to 52|author1=Omar Nor |author2=Bukola Adebayo|website=CNN}}</ref> About 100 others were injured.<ref name=C18/> Five attackers wearing [[police uniform]]s were shot dead by [[Somali Police Force|police]] as they |
On 9 November 2018, a triple car bombing occurred outside the Sahafi Hotel, killing 52 people, including the owner, who was the son of the owner who was killed in the 2015 attack.<ref name=C18>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/12/africa/mogadishu-bomb-death-toll-intl/index.html|title=Death toll in Mogadishu car bombing rises to 52|author1=Omar Nor |author2=Bukola Adebayo|website=CNN|date=12 November 2018 }}</ref> About 100 others were injured.<ref name=C18/> Five attackers wearing [[police uniform]]s were shot dead by [[Somali Police Force|police]] as they tried to enter the hotel.<ref name=C18/> Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref name=C18/> |
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Latest revision as of 18:17, 10 April 2024
The Sahafi Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia was attacked by al-Shabaab bombers and gunmen on 1 November 2015 and 9 November 2018.
2015 attack
[edit]At dawn on 1 November 2015, a suicide car bombing occurred at the Sahafi Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, after which gunmen entered it.[1] First responders arrived and were targeted with two more bombs.[1] The attackers killed at least 15 people, including a former commander of the Somali National Army, the owner of the hotel, a freelance journalist and a member of parliament.[1] Nine attackers were killed: three in the bombings and six shot dead by soldiers. Jihadist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.[1]
2018 attack
[edit]On 9 November 2018, a triple car bombing occurred outside the Sahafi Hotel, killing 52 people, including the owner, who was the son of the owner who was killed in the 2015 attack.[2] About 100 others were injured.[2] Five attackers wearing police uniforms were shot dead by police as they tried to enter the hotel.[2] Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Robyn Kriel; Omar Nor (November 2015). "Armed men lay siege to hotel with bombs and guns in Somalia". CNN.
- ^ a b c d Omar Nor; Bukola Adebayo (12 November 2018). "Death toll in Mogadishu car bombing rises to 52". CNN.
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