2014 Hotel Amalo attack
| 2014 Hotel Amalo attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of Suicide car bombing , shooting | |
| Deaths | 27+ |
On 18 March 2014, a car loaded with explosives detonated outside the Hotel Amalo in
Overview
The town of Buloburde had been controlled by Al-Shabaab for five years, until being captured by African Union and Somali forces around a week prior to the attack.[1] After the car bombing at the hotel, the town was stormed by Al-Shabaab-fighters, attacking high-ranking mainly Djiboutian and Somali officers.[2] Initial claims by Al-Shabaab said that over thirty soldiers had been killed and more than eighty injured, while Somali officials reported six to twelve to have been killed and twenty injured.[1][2] Four Al-Shabaab militants were reportedly among the dead.[4] According to a later report citing the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) in September 2015, at least 27 people were killed in the attack.[3]
The suicide bomber was identified as 60-year-old Burhan Ahmed Abdule, who had lived in
See also
- 2014 timeline of the War in Somalia
- Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow
References
- ^ a b c "Somalia's al-Shabab attacks army hotel in Bulo-burde". BBC News. 18 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "Al-Shabaab's Deadly night raid in Bula-burde leaves dozens dead". Harar24. 18 March 2014.
- ^ a b c Torset, Nina Selbo (3 September 2015). "PST har ventet på FBI. Nå er konklusjonen i Westgate-saken klar". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
- ^ Geidi, Nour (18 March 2014). "Somalia hotel bombing death toll rises to 11". TurkishPress.
- ^ a b c "Her er Norges første selvmordsbomber" (in Norwegian). NRK. 25 September 2014.
- ^ "Norsk-somalisk selvmordsbomber møtte Stoltenberg". Dagen/NTB (in Norwegian). 25 September 2014.
- ^ "Halden was home to suicide bomber". Views and News from Norway. 25 September 2014.
- ^ "Al-Shabaab praises 60-year old Norwegian fighter who stormed AMISOM base in Bulo-burde". Harar24. 19 March 2014.
