At least 17 people were killed when Islamist gunmen struck a popular
beachside restaurant in the Somali capital of Mogadishu late on
Thursday, Somali police said.
Al Shabaab, a militant group aligned with al Qaeda, said its members
set off two car bombs at the Beach View Cafe on Mogadishu’s popular Lido
beach, engaging in a gun battle for hours with government troops trying
to flush them out.
“The operation ended at 3:00am last night and at least 17 civilians
were killed,” police officer, Osman Nur told Reuters on Friday.
Police said al Shabaab fighters set off the first car bomb at dusk.
A huge second blast, which witnesses said echoed around the city
centre, struck about an hour later as government soldiers laid siege to
the restaurant.
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