Six civilians killed in Somalia hotel siege

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 10, 2023 6:00 pm

MOGADISHU: Six civilians were killed and 10 others were wounded in a six-hour siege by Islamist Al-Shabaab militants at a beachside hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, police said on Saturday.

The Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists have been waging an insurgency against the internationally backed federal government for more than 15 years and have often targeted hotels, which tend to host high-ranking Somali and foreign officials.

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