At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured in an attack on a hotel in Kismayo, Somalia, police say
Several gunmen stormed the heavily fortified Asasey Hotel in Kismayo, about 500 km south of the capital Mogadishu, after detonating a car bomb at the entrance gate, police captain Mahad Abdia told CNN.Among the victims was Hodan Nalayeh, a prominent Somali-Canadian journalist and YouTube star. The 43-year-old was critically wounded in the attack and died at the hospital of her injuries, Abdia said. Her husband Farid was also killed in the attack.
— Hodan Nalayeh July 11, 2019 Another journalist, Mohamed Sahal Omar, was shot while trying to cover the attack. The 35-year-old worked for the Puntland-based Somali Broadcasting Corporation and was shot in the head as he attempted to photograph the attackers inside the hotel, according to a statement by the National Union of Somali Journalists .
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