Suicide car bomber, gunmen attack restaurant in Somalia capital

Last Updated Jan 2 1, 20-16 9:27 PM ESTMOGADISHU, Somalia -- A suicide vehicle bomber rammed the gates of a cafe near a seashore in Somalia's money before gunmen fought their way to the building in a attack claimed by an Islamic extremist group that killed at least three individuals on Thursday, a police official said. The assailants could have taken some hostages inside the Liido Sea-Food cafe, which will be popular with Mogadishu's elite and government officials, Capt. Mohamed Hussein stated. It was not instantly apparent if any senior officers were trapped in the restaurant."The procedure (to over-power the attackers) is continuing now. The (attackers) are nevertheless indoors and battling our troops," Hussein stated in the scene of the assault as gunfire rang out in the backdrop. He explained he'd counted at least three bodies outside the eatery. An unknown number of individuals are still trapped in the eatery, as well as the death toll will probably increase when the strike is over, he explained, including that darkness is hampering attempts by the security forces to overwhelm the assailants. Gunfire may be heard in the eatery, indicating that the gunmen were killing civilians trapped indoors, he said."The spot was packed when the (gunmen) arrived, therefore the variety of victims will most likely increase," he said. Islamic extremist group al shabab claimed responsibility for the assault, in a program on its online radio late Thursday.Witnesses stated that gunmen shouted "Allahu akbar," the Arabic phrase for "God is wonderful," and entered the eatery in the way of the shore as customers, sitting behind razor-wire, observed the seashore."They randomly fired in the folks sitting close to the shore before going into the cafe," mentioned witness Ahmed Nur, who had been wandering along on the coastline when the strike occurred.Alshabab assaulted Kenyan peace-keepers in south-western Somalia a week ago. The al qaida-linked group claimed it had killed about 100 Kenyans and captured armaments and military vehicles. The Kenyan government has provided no death toll, stating generally that there were some human deaths. Despite being pushed from Somalia's leading cities and townships, al shabab continues to start lethal guerrilla assaults around the Horn of Africa nation. African Union troops, government officials and foreigners are often targeted.

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24.01.2016
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