2017 Dayah Hotel attack
| 2017 Dayah Hotel attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in Somalia (2009–present) | |
  2017 Dayah Hotel attack (Somalia) Dayah Hotel | |
| Location | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Coordinates | 2°02′09.3″N 45°19′38.0″E / 2.035917°N 45.327222°ECoordinates: 2°02′09.3″N 45°19′38.0″E / 2.035917°N 45.327222°E |
| Date | 25 January 2017 |
| Target | Dayah Hotel |
Attack type | Terrorist attack |
| Weapons | |
| Deaths | 28 (not including perpetrators) |
Non-fatal injuries | 43 |
| Perpetrators | Al-Shabaab |
The 2017 Dayah Hotel attack occurred on 25 January 2017 when a popular hotel in the Somali capital city of Mogadishu was attacked by Al-Shabaab gunmen and car bombs, killing 28 people and injuring 43. 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 the hotel itself. As emergency services and journalists converged on the scene, a second car bomb detonated, causing more casualties.[1][2][3]
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." At the time, the attack was the deadliest to occur in Somalia in 2017 and came shortly before the date of the country's presidential election was due to be announced.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Sheikh, Abdi (2017-01-25). "Somali militants ram car bomb into hotel, killing 28". U.S. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ↑ "28 killed in Shabaab attack on Mogadishu hotel". Yahoo. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ↑ "Somalia: Al-Shabab attack at Mogadishu hotel 'kills 28'". Al Jazeera. 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ↑ Burke, Jason (2017-01-25). "Bomb and gun attack on Mogadishu hotel kills dozens". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
