Asasey hotel attack

On 12 July 2019, al-Shabaab militants launched an attack on the Asasey hotel in Kismayo, Somalia.

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Location Asasey Hotel, Kismayo, Somalia
Date 12 July 2019 (UTC+03:00)
Attack type Suicide car bombing, mass shooting
Weapon(s) Explosives, guns
Deaths 26 (+4)
Injured 56
Perpetrator Al-Shabaab

Two notable journalists were killed in the attack including a Somali Canadian, Hodan Nalayeh.[1][2][3][4] Three Kenyans, three Tanzanians, two Americans and a Briton were also killed in the attack.[5]

References

  1. (in en-GB) Several dead as gunmen storm Somali hotel. 2019-07-12. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48969781. Retrieved 2019-07-12. 
  2. Nor, Radina Gigova and Omar. "Hotel attack leaves at least 10 dead in Somalia". CNN. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  3. Agencies (2019-07-13). "Suicide attack on hotel kills at least seven in Somalia" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/13/suicide-attack-on-hotel-kills-at-least-seven-in-somalia. Retrieved 2019-07-13. 
  4. "Several killed in bomb, gun attack on Somalia hotel: officials". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  5. Kismayo attack: At least 26 dead as gunmen storm Somali hotel