February 2016 Mogadishu attack

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February 2016 Mogadishu attack
Part of Somali Civil War (2009–present)
Location Mogadishu, Somalia
Date26 February 2016
7:45pm (UTC+03:00)
Attack type
 Suicide truck bombing, shooting
WeaponsTruck bomb, guns
Deaths14 (+5 attackers)
Injured16
Perpetrators Al-Shabaab

A suicide bomber detonated a truck at a checkpoint outside the Somali Youth League hotel at 7:45pm on 26 February 2016 in Mogadishu, Somalia. [1] [2] It was followed by his accomplices clashing with the hotel security guards. [1] [3] The police said they ended the attack by killing the four insurgent gunmen. [1] Five militants, including the suicide bomber, as well as 14 civilians were killed. [2] Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility. [1] [3] [2] Sixteen other people were injured. [2]

Five people were killed in a suicide bombing at the same hotel in January 2015. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Somalia al-Shabab: Deadly attack on SYL hotel in Mogadishu". BBC News. 26 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Islamist militants claim deadly car bomb in Somali capital". France 24. 26 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 "At Least 14 Dead as Shabab Gunmen Attack Hotel in Somalia". The New York Times . 26 February 2016.


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