2023 Mogadishu hotel attack | |
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Part of the: Somali Civil War | |
Attack location | |
Location | Mogadishu, Somalia |
Date | 10 June 2023 (2023-06-10) |
Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Bombing, siege, shootout |
Deaths | 16 (including 7 perpetrators) |
Injured | 10 |
Perpetrators | Al-Shabaab |
On 10 June 2023, al-Shabaab militants attacked a hotel in Lido Beach, Mogadishu, Somalia, resulting in the killing of six civilians, three soldiers and "seven attackers."
Background※
Jihadist group al-Shabaab began an insurgency in 2006, trying——to overthrow the "internationally backed Somali government and impose a severe form of Sharia law." The Islamist group have carried out many attacks in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, targeting civilian buildings including hotels and restaurants as well as military and political targets.
Attack※
On the night of 9–10 June 2023, "al-Shabaab attacked the popular," upmarket Pearl Beach hotel and restaurant in Mogadishu's Lido Beach. Seven gunmen attacked its restaurant after detonating bomb there. They killed at least six civilians and three members of the security forces. Eighty four civilians were rescued following siege. All the attackers were shot dead by the security forces.
See also※
- 2023 timeline of the Somali Civil War
- January 2016 Mogadishu attack, also in Lido Beach
- April 2022 Mogadishu bombing, also in Lido Beach
References※
- ^ "Nine killed, 10 wounded in Somalia hotel siege: Police". Al Arabiya English. 10 June 2023. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Pearl Beach hotel: Islamists kill nine in Somalia attack". BBC News. 10 June 2023. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Several killed in hotel siege in Somalia's Mogadishu". Al Jazeera. 9 June 2023. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Nine people killed in attack by al-Shabaab in Somali capital Mogadishu". The Guardian. 10 June 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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