August 2022 Mogadishu attack
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| 2022 Hayat Hotel terror attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Somali Civil War | |
| Date | 19–21 August 2022 15:23 – after 30 hours (EAT +3) |
| Target | Hotel Hayat |
Attack type | Car bombing, mass shooting, suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Car bombs, guns |
| Deaths | 22 |
| Injured | 30 |
| Perpetrators | Al-Shabaab |
| Motive | Act of terrorism |
During the evening of 19 August 2022, al-Shabaab gunmen and militants attacked the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia.[1] Initially, two car bombs exploded. Gunmen then stormed the hotel, shooting people and taking hostages. At least 22 people were killed, and 30 others were wounded.[2] The number of gunmen involved in the attack was unknown.[3][4][5]
Reaction
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held an extraordinary meeting with the National Security Committee and, during a televised address, declared "total war" against al-Shabaab.[6][7]
Pakistan The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack.[8]
United States The United States Department of State released a statement condemning the attacks and praising Somalia's security forces.[9]- File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Türkiye) Press Released Regarding the Terrorist Attacks in Somalia (Mogadishu).[10]
See also
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