10 dead and as Somali forces end beachside restaurant siege

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    10 dead and as Somali forces end beachside restaurant siege

    Somali security forces have killed two gunmen who attacked a beachside restaurant in the Somali capital late on Thursday, ending an assault on the building that killed at least 10 people, police said.

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Somali security forces have killed two gunmen who attacked a beachside restaurant in the Somali capital late on Thursday, ending an assault on the building that killed at least 10 people, police said.
Hiiraan Online

Friday, August 26, 2016

 

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Photos courtesy of Radio Mogadishu
Photos courtesy of Radio Mogadishu
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The attack at around 6:30pm (local time) on began after a suicide car bomber prematurely detonate explosives-laden vehicle in after security forces tried to stop him, as suspected militants battled into the restaurant where customers were smoking shisha pipe.

 

Al-Shabab claimed the responsibility for the attack, saying that its fighters killed ‘scores’ of people during the attack.

16 people were also injured in the hours-long attack which highlights challenges facing efforts by Somali government and African Union forces to secure the long chaotic city.

Al-Shabab had attacked beachside restaurant often frequented by young men and women for entertainment and dining before




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