Somali hotel attack claimed by Al-Shabaab leaves eleven victims dead
By AFP
17 August 2020 |
3:41 pm
Police examine the site where ten civilians and one police officer were killed in a gun and bomb attack by Al-Shabaab fighters, according to officials, at an upscale beachfront hotel in Somalia's capital.
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