Al Shabaab gunmen attack hotel in central Somalia

Al-Shabaab Claims Responsibility for Hotel Attack in Somalia
Militant group Al-Shabab gunmen have attacked and laid siege to the Cairo Hotel in Beledweyne, central Somalia, targeting a meeting of government officials and tribal elders discussing action against the group.
Deadly Al Shabaab Hotel Attack Leaves 10 Dead in Somalia
An al Shabaab attack on a hotel in Beledweyne, Somalia, has resulted in 10 civilian casualties. The militants initiated the assault with a car bomb followed by a siege. Clan elders from Hiran were present discussing countermeasures against al Shabaab,
Al Shabaab gunmen attack hotel in central Somalia, seven dead
Al Shabaab gunmen killed at least seven people in an attack on Tuesday at a hotel in a central Somali town where local elders and government officials were meeting to discuss how to act against the Islamist militant group,
Somalia Hotel Siege Death Toll Rises to 10, Officer Says
The death toll from an al Shabaab attack on a hotel in central Somalia where clan leaders were meeting on Tuesday has risen to 10 and most of the victims were civilians, a police officer in the town said on Wednesday.
Deadly Al Shabaab Attack Strikes Somali Hotel
Al Shabaab militants attacked a hotel in Beledweyne, central Somalia, targeting a meeting of elders and government officials. At least seven people were killed, though the militant group claimed over ten fatalities.
Al Shabaab gunmen attack hotel in central Somalia, siege ongoing
Gunmen attacked a hotel in a town in central Somalia on Tuesday where local elders and government officials were meeting and laid siege to the hotel, witnesses and relatives told Reuters. Dahir Amin Jesow,
Somali forces end militant attack on hotel, leaving all al-Shabab fighters dead
Somali officials say security forces have ended a 24-hour siege at a hotel in the central city of Beledwyne, leaving an unknown number of people dead, including all the al-Shabab militants who launche
Somali forces end deadly 24-hour hotel siege
Somali security forces have ended a deadly 24-hour siege by Islamist fighters who stormed a popular hotel in the central city of Beledweyne, authorities said. The attack by al-Shabab began with a car bomb exploding,
Somali forces kill 50 militants in airstrikes after ending hotel siege
Speaking to reporters, Beledweyne District Commissioner Omar Osman Alasow confirmed that the hotel siege ended early Wednesday. “Our security forces successfully got rid of six militants who attacked a hotel where traditional elders and security officials were meeting,
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