Somali Police: 32 People Die in Attack on Beach Hotel


Police in Somalia said Saturday that 32 people died and 63 others were wounded in an attack the previous evening on a beach hotel in the capital, Mogadishu.

According to AP, Somali police spokesperson Maj. Abdifatah Adan Hassan told journalists that one soldier was killed in the attack and that the rest were civilians.

Another soldier was wounded in the attack, Hassan said. Witnesses reported an explosion followed by gunfire.

Source: Saudi Press Agency