Somalia's security forces end an overnight attack by the Al Shabaab militant group on a hotel in Kismayu that killed at least 13 – police
Somalia's security forces on Saturday ended an overnight attack by the Al Shabaab militant group on a hotel in the southern port city of Kismayu that killed at least 13, a police officer said."So far we know 13 people died. Many people have been rescued. The four attackers were shot dead."
Earlier, Witnesses said among those killed were a well-known social media activist, her husband and a local journalist. "Several gunmen entered and started shooting but the security forces responded quickly and engaged in a gunfight with the terrorists inside the building," he added."There is chaos inside, I saw several dead bodies carried from the scene and people are fleeing from the nearby buildings," Muktar said.
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