Asasey hotel attack

Asasey hotel attack
LocationAsasey Hotel, Kismayo, Somalia
Date12 July 2019 (UTC+03:00)
Attack type
Suicide car bombing, mass shooting
WeaponsExplosives, guns
Deaths26 (+4)
Injured
56
PerpetratorAl-Shabaab

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

Two notable journalists were killed in the attack including a Somali Canadian, Hodan Nalayeh. Three Kenyans, three Tanzanians, two Americans and a Briton were also killed in the attack.

References

  1. ↑ "Several dead as gunmen storm Somali hotel". 2019-07-12. 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". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. 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