Al-Shabaab Attacks Hotel In Mogadishu

 

Nine people have been killed in an explosion by Al-shabaab militants in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

Authorities say a popular park, known as the Peace Garden, was also targeted by the militants. Police reportedly shot and killed four of the attackers.

Al-shabaab had stormed the hotel, setting off a car bomb, outside the heavily fortified youth League Hotel, before moving in.

According to military sources, a suicide bomber rammed a car bomb into the entrance of the hotel, allowing gunmen to fight their way past hotel guards at the first security border.

One resident disputed the report though, saying the gunmen had not managed to get inside the hotel and had been repelled by security guards.

The Youth League Hotel is said to be popular with government personnel.