Dayah Hotel attack

The Dayah Hotel attack occurred on 25 January 2017 when a hotel in the Somali capital city Mogadishu was attacked by Al-Shabaab gunmen and car bombs, killing 28 people and injuring 43 others.[1] Taking place shortly after 08:00 on a Wednesday morning, the attack began when a car filled with explosives rammed the gate of the Dayah Hotel, a luxury hotel popular with politicians, and detonated. Immediately after, four armed militants attempted to storm the hotel – however Somali security guards shot the men dead before they reached it. As emergency services and journalists converged on the scene, a second car bomb detonated, causing more casualties.[2][3][4]

Dayah Hotel attack
Part of Somali Civil War (2009–present)
Dayah Hotel attack (Somalia)
Dayah Hotel
LocationMogadishu, Somalia
Coordinates2°02′09.3″N 45°19′38.0″E
Date25 January 2017
TargetDayah Hotel
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsCar bombs & guns
Deaths28 (not including perpetrators)
Injured43
PerpetratorsAl-Shabaab

Radio Andalus, a station with links to Al-Shabaab, reported that "well-armed mujahideen attacked the hotel, and now they are fighting inside the hotel." The attack came shortly before the date of the country's presidential election was due to be announced.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. Sheikh, Abdi (25 January 2017). "Somali militants ram car bomb into hotel, killing 28". U.S. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. "28 killed in Shabaab attack on Mogadishu hotel". Yahoo. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. "Somalia: Al-Shabab attack at Mogadishu hotel 'kills 28'". Al Jazeera. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  5. Burke, Jason (25 January 2017). "Bomb and gun attack on Mogadishu hotel kills dozens". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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