February 2016 Mogadishu attack

A suicide bomber detonated a truck at a checkpoint outside the Somali Youth League hotel at 7:45pm on 26 February 2016 in Mogadishu, Somalia.[1][2] It was followed by his accomplices clashing with the hotel's security guards.[1][3] The police said that they ended the attack by killing the four insurgent gunmen.[1] Five militants, including the suicide bomber, as well at 14 civilians were killed.[2] Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility.[1][3][2] Sixteen other people were injured.[2]

February 2016 Mogadishu attack
Part of Somali Civil War (2009–present)
LocationMogadishu, Somalia
Date26 February 2016
7:45pm (UTC+03:00)
Attack type
Suicide truck bombing, shooting
WeaponsTruck bomb, guns
Deaths14 (+5 attackers)
Injured16
PerpetratorsAl-Shabaab

Five people were killed in a suicide bombing at the same hotel in January 2015.[2]

References
  1. Somalia al-Shabaab: Deadly attack on SYL hotel in Mogadishu
  2. Islamist militants claim deadly car bomb in Somali capital
  3. "At Least 14 Dead as Shabab Gunmen Attack Hotel in Somalia". New York Times. 26 February 2016.

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