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Al-Shabaab claims deadly Mogadishu hotel attack
Medical staff carry a wounded woman on a stretcher at Madina Hospital in Mogadishu on August 16, 2020, following a gun and bomb attack by Al-Shabaab fighters on an upscale beachfront hotel in Somalia's capital.
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What you need to know:
- The death toll is feared to be close to 20 with over 30 wounded persons.
- The hotel is owned by Somali MP Abdullahi Mohamed Nur, who was at the facility during the attack.
- It is believed that the attackers were four, with two of them reported killed during the three-hour long gun battle with government security officers.
Jihadist group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for a hours-long siege that occurred Sunday evening at Elite Hotel, a beachside facility located along Mogadishu’s popular Lido beach.
The death toll is feared to be close to 20 with over 30 wounded persons.
