June 2016 Mogadishu attacks
The June 2016 Mogadishu attacks were two similar attacks on hotels that occurred in Mogadishu, Somalia on 1 June and 25 June 2016. Dozens of people were killed in the attacks and many more were wounded.
The Ambassador Hotel was targeted on 1 June, and the Hotel Naso-Hablod on 25 June.
1 June attack
| 1 June 2016 Mogadishu attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of hostage-taking | |
| Deaths | 16 victims[1] 3 terrorists |
| Injured | 55 |
| Perpetrators | Al-Shabaab |
No. of participants | 3 |
The attack came shortly after Somali officials announced that they had killed senior
The attack involved at least three attackers, one of whom was killed detonating the car bomb and the other two died after being shot by police inside the hotel.
The attack is one in a long list of hotel attacks committed by al-Shabaab in Mogadishu since 2015.
The attack occurred shortly before Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was supposed to arrive in a hotel along the same road as the Hotel Ambassador.[6]
25 June attack
| 25 June 2016 Mogadishu attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of hostage-taking | |
| Deaths | 15+ (including attackers) |
| Injured | 25+ |
| Perpetrators | Al-Shabaab |
No. of participants | 4+ |
On 25 June 2016,
The hotel attacked was the Naso-Hablod hotel, which is frequented by tourists and politicians. At least four men were involved in the attack.[8] The victims were mostly civilians on the street where the car bomb exploded,[7] but also included some of the hotel's security guards.[8]
30 June attack
| 30 June 2016 Mogadishu attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of Bombing | |
| Deaths | at least 20 |
On 30 June 2016, at least 20 civilians were killed when a roadside bomb went off in Lafoole town, southwest of Mogadishu, blowing up a packed mini-bus that was passing by. Although no group claim responsibility, Al-Shabaab is suspected.[9]
See also
- 2015 Central Hotel attack
- Makka al-Mukarama hotel attack
- 2015 Jazeera Palace Hotel attack
- January 2016 Mogadishu attack
- February 2016 Mogadishu attack
References
- ^ "16 dead, 55 injured in Somalia hotel attack". RTÉ.ie. 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Garissa university attack plotter 'dead'". BBC News. June 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ "Gunmen attack Mogadishu hotel, Somali officials say". CNN. June 2016.
- ^ Dearden, Lizzie. "Mogadishu hotel attack: At least three dead after as al-Shabaab launch bomb and shooting assault in Somalia". independent.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ "Somalia attack: MPs among dead in hotel blast and gun raid". BBC News. June 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ "Toll rises in al-Shabab attack on Mogadishu hotel".
- ^ a b Nor, Omar (25 June 2016). "Gunmen storm hotel in Mogadishu; 15 killed, police say". cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ a b "Somalia: Deadly al-Shabab attack on Mogadishu hotel". BBC News. 25 June 2016.
- ^ "At least 18 killed by a roadside bomb in Somalia". Reuters UK. 30 June 2016.
