At least 6 killed in a militant attack on a hotel in Somalia

Somalia hotel siege death toll rises to 10, says police officer

The death toll from an al Shabaab attack on a hotel in central Somalia where clan leaders were meeting on Tuesday has risen to 10 and most of the victims were civilians, a police officer in the town said on Wednesday.

Car Bomb Attack in Beledweyne, Somalia, Kills Six - teleSUR English

A car bomb exploded at the Cairo Hotel in the central Somali town of Beledweyne on Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of at least six people, including two prominent traditional elders, according to witnesses. The blast targeted the Cairo Hotel, which houses traditional leaders and military officers currently involved in coordinating the government’s offensive against the al-Shabab militant group. #BREAKING: A car bomb exploded in #Beledweyne’s H…

At least six killed in militant attack on hotel in Somalia’s Beledweyne

Beledweyne, located about 335 kilometers (208 miles) north of Mogadishu, is the capital of the Hiran region and a strategic location in Somalia’s fight against al-Shabab, an al-Qaida-linked group that remains a major threat despite ongoing military operations by Somali forces and African Union peacekeepers.

Gunmen storm hotel in central Somalia, siege ongoing

MOGADISHU — Gunmen stormed a hotel in the town of Baladweyne in central Somalia on Tuesday where local elders and government officials were meeting and a siege is ongoing, witnesses and relatives told Reuters. Dahir Amin Jesow, a federal lawmaker from Baladweyne, said so far at least four people had been killed but that "we are still counting casualties." Islamist militant group Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement and …

At least 6 killed in a militant attack on a hotel in Somalia

A car bomb has exploded at a hotel in the central Somali city of Beledweyne in a militant attack that killed at least six people, including two prominent traditional elders.

Al-Shabaab militants launch deadly siege on hotel in Central Somalia – The North Africa Post

At least six people perished Tuesday when al-Shabaab militants orchestrated a coordinated assault on a hotel in Beledweyne, central Somalia, where local elders and government officials had gathered for security discussions. The attackers initiated the siege by detonating a powerful car bomb before storming the building with gunfire. Social media footage revealed thick black smoke […]