MOGADISHU, July 13: Somalia’s security forces on Saturday ended an overnight attack by the al Shabaab Islamist militant group on a hotel in the southern port city of Kismayu that killed at least 13, a police officer said.
“The operation is over,” police officer Major Mohamed Abdi told Reuters by telephone from Kismayu.
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“So far we know 13 people died. Many people have been rescued. The four attackers were shot dead.”
Members of the al-Qaeda linked group stormed the hotel after targeting it with a car bomb on Friday while local elders and lawmakers were meeting to discuss approaching regional elections.
