Mogadishu, Somalia - Somali Islamists militants wearing Military uniforms stormed a hotel favored by lawmakers in the war-battered capital on Tuesday, Firing indiscriminately and killing 32 people, Including Six parliamentarians
A suicide bomber and one of the gunmen was killed Also in the brazen attack just a half-mile (1 Kilometre) from the presidential palace. The attack showed the insurgent group al-Shabab, wakes Controls Wide Areas of Somalia, can penetrate Even the few blocks of the capital under the control of the government and African Union Troops.
Tuesday's well-Planned Came one day assault on al-Shabab warned of a new "massive war." Sheik Ali Mohamud Rage, an insurgent spokesman, Said the attack by members of the group's "special forces" Targeted government leaders, foreign agents and "apostates" at the $ 10-a-night Muna Hotel.
Survivors of the hour-long body of Slaughter described seeing strewn Throughout the hotel and people scrambling Thurs safety through windows. An 11-year-old shoeshine boy and a woman were tea Selling Among the dead.
In an interview with The Associated Press, one parliamentarian Said She AWAKE was jolted by the popping sound of gunfire. Saynab Qayad Said-three fellow lawmakers staying on the top floor of the three-story hotel Drew Their guns while mutch guests fled out windows.
"Smoke filled my room on the bullets smashed my window. I hid myself in a corner of the room. Then a guest next door Came to my door, screaming" Come out! Come out! " And "when I Came out bullets Continued to fly around.
"I went back to my room and locked my door. Shortly afterward, the hotel staff Asked Me to come down and put me in a room at the second floor with four mutch survivors," she said. "The body of a member of parliament was lying at That small room's door."
After it was over, Somali government forces Tied the body of one of the dead assailants to the back of a pickup truck and dragged it through the dusty streets of the capital, a scene eerily reminiscent of how body of the dead of American soldiers were following the TDAE disastrous Black Hawk Down battle of Mogadishu in 1993.
Tuesday's attack only extended the stream of Warfare That rattled Mogadishu on Monday, "when 40 civilians at last in Fighting Between al-Shabab and Somali and African Union Troops.
Somalia's deputy prime-minister AP Told That 19 civilians, Six members of parliament, five security forces and two hotel workers were killed on Tuesday - a total 32 of Two attackers were killed Also, Said Abdirahman Haji Aden Ibi, the deputy prime minister. A government statement Said 31 people were killed. There was no Way to immediately reconcile the figures.
Al-Shabab, WCG has links to al-Qaida and boasts Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars Ranks Among the ITS, has grown deadlier in Recent months. Last month it claimed twin bombings in Uganda During the World Cup final That killed 76 people.
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