Asasey Hotel attack

Asasey Hotel attack
Asasey Hotel attack
Location	Asasey Hotel, Kismayo, Jubaland, Somalia
Date	12 July 2019 (UTC+03:00)
Attack type	Suicide car bombing, shooting
Weapons	Car bomb, guns
Deaths	26
Injured	56
Perpetrator	Five al-Shabaab members

On 12 July 2019, four al-Shabaab gunmen attacked the Asasey Hotel in Kismayo, Jubaland, Somalia, after another attacker breached the gate with a car bomb. The terrorist attack on the Asasey Hotel began with a car bomb explosion, followed by gunmen storming the hotel. Hodan Nalayeh, a Somali-Canadian journalist known for her work promoting positive stories about Somalia, was among the victims, along with her husband and several others.

^ ^a ^b Nor, Omar (13 July 2019). "Somalia hotel attack death toll rises to 26". CNN. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

[Asasey-1] Nor, Omar (13 July 2019). "Somalia hotel attack death toll rises to 26". CNN. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

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