Al-Qaeda Terror Attack on Elite Hotel kills 16, injured 28
U.S., Aug. 17 -- The Elite Hotel in Somalia is a luxury beach resort hotel in the capital city of Mogadishu.
Today 16 people were killed and at least 28 injured in a terror attack by Al Shabaab. 200 people were able to escape unharmed.
The hotel was under siege for 4 hours. Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, more commonly known as al-Shabaab, is a terrorist, jihadist fundamentalist group based in East Africa. In 2012, it pledged allegiance to the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda.
A car bomb exploded near a hotel and gunmen entered the premises.
Col. Ahmed Aden, a Somali police officer, told theAssociated Press that the explosion blew off the security gate to the hotel. He said that gunmen then ran into the building and took host...
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