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Somalian Security Forces Neutralize All Militants Involved in Hotel Siege - Reports
Somalian Security Forces Neutralize All Militants Involved in Hotel Siege - Reports
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Somalian security forces have neutralized all militants who were laying siege to a hotel in the port city of Kismayo, the Somali National... 23.10.2022, Sputnik International
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Earlier in the day, Somalian media reported that a group of militants started the siege of Tawakal Hotel, a popular meeting place for government officials, by detonating a car bomb. The siege reportedly left five people dead.According to the SONNA, the civilians trapped inside the hotel were rescued. No casualties among the security forces have been reported so far.Al-Shabaab, an Islamist group affiliated with al-Qaeda*, has claimed the responsibility for the blast. The radical group has been waging an armed insurgency against the government of Somalia for years and controls large areas in the southern and central parts of the country.*a terrorist organization, banned in Russia
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Somalian Security Forces Neutralize All Militants Involved in Hotel Siege - Reports
19:38 GMT 23.10.2022 (Updated: 12:16 GMT 14.11.2022) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Somalian security forces have neutralized all militants who were laying siege to a hotel in the port city of Kismayo, the Somali National News Agency (SONNA) reported on Sunday.
Earlier in the day, Somalian media reported that a group of militants started the siege of Tawakal Hotel, a popular meeting place for government officials, by detonating a car bomb. The siege reportedly left five people dead.
According to the SONNA, the civilians trapped inside the hotel were rescued. No casualties among the security forces have been reported so far.
Al-Shabaab, an Islamist group affiliated with al-Qaeda*, has claimed the responsibility for the blast. The radical group has been waging an armed insurgency against the government of Somalia for years and controls large areas in the southern and central parts of the country.
*a terrorist organization, banned in Russia
