Asasey Hotel attack
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Location | Asasey Hotel, Kismayo, Jubaland, Somalia |
Date | 12 July 2019 (UTC+03:00) |
Attack type | Suicide car bombing, shooting |
Weapons | Car bomb, guns |
Deaths | 26[1] |
Injured | 56[1] |
Perpetrator | Five al-Shabaab members |
On 12 July 2019, four al-Shabaab gunmen attacked the Asasey Hotel in Kismayo, Jubaland, Somalia, after the other attacker breached the gate with a car bomb.
Incident
The attack began on the night of 12 July 2019 when a suicide car bomb destroyed the entrance gate at the Asasey Hotel, allowing at least four gunmen to enter the building. The siege continued for fourteen hours.[2]
At least four al-Shabaab assailants attacked the hotel were shot dead by responding police and military.[3]
Victims
A prominent
Several
Perpetrators
The Islamist terrorist group al-Shabaab took responsibility for the attack, via a statement which said the attack targeted Jubaland ministers, federal and regional lawmakers and candidates staying at the hotel.[1] The group frequently targets hotels in Mogadishu, often using similar methods as the July 2019 attack.[2]
Reactions
The
The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the
References
- ^ a b c d Nor, Omar (13 July 2019). "Somalia hotel attack death toll rises to 26". CNN. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Prominent journalist and an unnamed American among 26 dead in Somalia hotel attack". ABC News. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "2 Americans Among 26 Killed In Somalia Hotel Siege". HuffPost. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ Spearle Cole, Rebecca (13 July 2019). "Briton among 26 People killed in Jotel Terror Attack in Somalia". Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ a b Williams, Abigail; McCausland, Phil (13 July 2019). "At least one American among the 27 dead in terrorist attack on hotel in Somalia". NBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2019.