The attack started with a detonated car bomb at the entrance gate, breaking down the hotel's fortifications, and was quickly followed by heavily armed gunmen storming inside.
At least 26 people were killed and more than 50 others injured Friday after Shabaab militants stormed a hotel in the southeastern port city of Kismayo, Somalia.Associated Press
Those killed in the attacks include two Americans, at least one Canadian, three Tanzanians and at least one Briton. The condition and nationality of those injured was not immediately clear. "The United States mission to Somalia extends our sincere condolences to the friends and families of the victims killed in the attacks in Kismayo and wish the injured a speedy recovery,"."We condemn these attacks and will continue t work with our Somali and international partners in the fight against violent extremism in Somalia."
"We mourn the senseless deaths of our two colleagues, Mohamed Sahal and Hodan Nalayeh, who were both murdered in a cowardly and senseless terrorist attack," Omar Faruk Osman, the group's secretary general said in a statement."NUSOJ extends its deepest condolences to the families of Mohamed and Hodan, and to our professional colleagues in Kismayo for this terrible tragedy."
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