No less than 12 killed in Somalia lodge siege, intelligence officer says
MOGADISHU, Aug 20 (Reuters) – No less than 12 individuals have been killed in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu after al Qaeda-linked militarism attacked a lodge, seizing management in a siege that authorities are nonetheless battling to finish, an intelligence officer instructed Reuters on Saturday.
The attackers blasted their means into the Hayat Resort on Friday night with two automotive bombs earlier than opening fireplace. Somalia’s al Shabaab insurgents have claimed accountability. learn extra
“Up to now we now have confirmed 12 individuals, largely civilians, died,” Mohammed, an intelligence officer who solely gave one identify, instructed Reuters. “The operation is about to
