Posted on 08/19/2022 8:41:52 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Gunfire and explosions shook an upscale hotel in Mogadishu on Friday evening, as police responded to an attack by unidentified gunmen, according to local authorities and witnesses.
Police Major Hassan Dahir confirmed to CNN that a gun battle was taking place between gunmen and Somali security forces at the Hayat Hotel in Somalia's capital, in an area frequented by lawmakers and government officials.
Two security officials, including Mogadishu intelligence chief Muhidin Mohamed, were wounded in the ongoing attack, Dahir said. Details remained murky, however, as the siege continued.
The Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on its affiliated online sites, saying its fighters managed to take over the hotel after blasting their way into the building. CNN has not independently confirmed the claim.
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There is nothing “upscale” in Mogadishu, nor the rest of Somalia, for that matter.
Is that the hotel where the media hangs out? Every war they hide in the hotel bar, send locals out to get stories, and make breathless reports from the hotel roof.
Nuke it from orbit. Nobody will miss it or care.
Must be a MOTEL 6!
4.2 rating on Google, based on 40 reviews.
Just another bogus FBI raid, looking for President in Exile Trump’s papers. ;)
Somalia isn’t that the old Chicago?.
A short version of Black Hawk Down.
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