Hayat Hotel attack

2022 Hayat Hotel terror attack
Part of the Somali Civil War
Date19–21 August 2022
15:23 – after 30 hours (EAT +3)
TargetHotel Hayat
Attack type
Car bombing, mass shooting, suicide bombing
WeaponsCar bombs, guns
Deaths22
Injured30
PerpetratorsAl-Shabaab
MotiveAct 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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hotel siege in Somalia ends after 30 hours with 21 dead, 117 hurt - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Somalia: Türk decries steep rise in civilian casualties amid surge in Al-Shabaab attacks". OHCHR. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Al-Shabaab: Islamists kill 12 in Somali hotel attack". BBC News. 20 August 2022. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Faruk, Omar (20 August 2022). "Gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital, leave 20 dead". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Naruk, Omar (21 August 2022). "Somali forces end hotel attack that left 21 dead, 117 hurt". ABC News. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "President Hassan Sheikh presides over a meeting with the National Security Committee". Somali National News Agency. 23 August 2022. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Dhaysane, Mohamed (24 August 2022). "Somalia's President Vows 'Total War' Against al-Shabab". Voice of America. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Pakistan strongly condemns terrorist attack on hotel in Mogadishu". www.radio.gov.pk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Terrorist Attack in Mogadishu". United States Department of State. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "No: 261, 20 August 2022, Press Release Regarding the Terrorist Attacks in Somalia / Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs". www.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

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