Reuters: At least 29 dead after Islamist attack on Somali hotel
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - An Islamist attack on a hotel in Mogadishu ended on Sunday after 29 people were killed during a siege lasting nearly 12 hours, police said, prompting the government to sack two top security officials over their failure to stop repeated attacks.
The attack proved once again that insurgents can carry out deadly assaults in the heart of the Somali capital. Twin bombings in Mogadishu two weeks ago killed more than 350 people, the worst such attacks in the country’s history. More than 50 people are still missing.
Islamist militants al Shabaab claimed responsibility for this weekend’s attack, which took place ahead of a planned meeting to try to defuse tensions between the federal government and regional states. Government officials had begun to meet at the hotel to discuss strategy.
“So far I am sure 29 people died - the death toll may rise,” Abdullahi Nur, a police officer, told Reuters.
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WNU Editor: The fall-out has begun .... Somali police, intelligence chiefs fired after deadly attack (Washington Post).
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