February 2016 Mogadishu attack
| February 2016 Mogadishu attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of truck bombing, shooting | |
| Weapons | Truck bomb, guns |
| Deaths | 14 (+5 attackers) |
| Injured | 16 |
| Perpetrators | Al-Shabaab |
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insurgent gunmen.[1] Five militants, including the suicide bomber, as well as 14 civilians were killed.[2] Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility.[1][3][2] Sixteen other people were injured.[2]
Five people were killed in a suicide bombing at the same hotel in January 2015.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Somalia al-Shabab: Deadly attack on SYL hotel in Mogadishu". BBC News. 26 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Islamist militants claim deadly car bomb in Somali capital". France 24. 26 February 2016.
- ^ a b "At Least 14 Dead as Shabab Gunmen Attack Hotel in Somalia". The New York Times. 26 February 2016.
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