A section of the Presidential Palace area where the Al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab Islamist militants attacked the Villa Rose hotel. Photo: Reuters
Somali forces storm hotel held by extremists, free 60 people
- All 6 attackers – who had been holed up in the building for 18 hours after killing 8 civilians and trapping dozens more – died in the operation, police say
- Islamic extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack
A section of the Presidential Palace area where the Al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab Islamist militants attacked the Villa Rose hotel. Photo: Reuters