At least 20 people were killed in an al-Shabaab attack on the Somalian city of Mogadishu.
On Feburary 28, a suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device on the front of Hotel Maka al-Mukarama. Following the car bomb explosion, 3 gunmen stormed the nearby building.
We were so lucky to survive the huge blast this evening in #Mogadishu. I and my colleague HM Dahir were sitting down in Maka Almukarama hotel .We first heard gunfire followed by a very demolishing blast The scene changed into darkness.Heavy smoke went high. More bodies were scene pic.twitter.com/JXxn9NdwBK
— Mohamed Moalimuu (@MOALIMUU) February 28, 2019
The gunment took hostages a number of civilians. US-trained Somali troops known as the Alpha Group were called in to surround the building and end the siege. The last militant was eliminated in the evening of March 1.
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