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| Somali forces end Mogadishu restaurant siege after deadly attack | Somali forces end Mogadishu restaurant siege after deadly attack |
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| Somali security forces have retaken control of a popular beachside restaurant in Mogadishu after a deadly attack there by Islamist militants. | Somali security forces have retaken control of a popular beachside restaurant in Mogadishu after a deadly attack there by Islamist militants. |
| The gunmen had approached the restaurant from Lido beach on Thursday evening, firing on diners. | The gunmen had approached the restaurant from Lido beach on Thursday evening, firing on diners. |
| Twenty people were killed. Militants also detonated two car bombs nearby. | Twenty people were killed. Militants also detonated two car bombs nearby. |
| Al-Shabab said it was behind the attack. The group has carried out frequent assaults on the Somali capital. | Al-Shabab said it was behind the attack. The group has carried out frequent assaults on the Somali capital. |
| Who are al-Shabab? | |
| Al-Shabab divided by IS call | |
| Lido beach: Sun, surf and... grenades? | |
| Troops then besieged the attackers at the restaurant for eight hours. It was not immediately clear how many of the militants were killed or captured. | Troops then besieged the attackers at the restaurant for eight hours. It was not immediately clear how many of the militants were killed or captured. |
| The Somali authorities said the leader of the attack had been arrested. | The Somali authorities said the leader of the attack had been arrested. |
| Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke condemned the killings as "barbaric". | Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke condemned the killings as "barbaric". |
| There are varying reports about how the attack started but it appears that as the first car bomb went off, at around 19:30 local time (16:30 GMT) on Thursday, the gunmen stormed the area. | There are varying reports about how the attack started but it appears that as the first car bomb went off, at around 19:30 local time (16:30 GMT) on Thursday, the gunmen stormed the area. |
| "They randomly fired at the people sitting near the beach before entering the restaurant,'' witness Ahmed Nur told Associated Press. | "They randomly fired at the people sitting near the beach before entering the restaurant,'' witness Ahmed Nur told Associated Press. |
| Twenty people were injured in addition to those killed, police said. | Twenty people were injured in addition to those killed, police said. |
| At the scene: Ali-Bashe Abdullahi Abdi, director of Mustakbal Radio, Mogadishu | At the scene: Ali-Bashe Abdullahi Abdi, director of Mustakbal Radio, Mogadishu |
| After the evening prayer, I went to Lido beach, in particular Beach View restaurant. When I was there about 30 minutes, and I was spending time with my friends including journalists, we saw bullets raining on us. | After the evening prayer, I went to Lido beach, in particular Beach View restaurant. When I was there about 30 minutes, and I was spending time with my friends including journalists, we saw bullets raining on us. |
| A good number of people were seated around me, there was a wedding ceremony at the hall of the restaurant. We started running towards the door, but before I reached it we heard a loud explosion. | A good number of people were seated around me, there was a wedding ceremony at the hall of the restaurant. We started running towards the door, but before I reached it we heard a loud explosion. |
| I saw some people jumping from the second floor. Bullets were flying all over the place, and there was another explosion. Then everyone got confused. I personally saw three wounded people. I did not see those who have been harmed by the explosions. I think the car was parked near the main door of the restaurant. | I saw some people jumping from the second floor. Bullets were flying all over the place, and there was another explosion. Then everyone got confused. I personally saw three wounded people. I did not see those who have been harmed by the explosions. I think the car was parked near the main door of the restaurant. |
| Lido beach, on the northern edge of Mogadishu, attracts thousands of mostly young Somalis who come to relax and enjoy the beach and the surf. | Lido beach, on the northern edge of Mogadishu, attracts thousands of mostly young Somalis who come to relax and enjoy the beach and the surf. |
| Several restaurants have opened up along the beach front in recent years, and people would have been sitting out in front of them when the attacks began. | Several restaurants have opened up along the beach front in recent years, and people would have been sitting out in front of them when the attacks began. |
| Al-Shabab, which has links to al-Qaeda, was ousted from Mogadishu in August 2011, but still has a presence in large areas of southern Somalia. | Al-Shabab, which has links to al-Qaeda, was ousted from Mogadishu in August 2011, but still has a presence in large areas of southern Somalia. |
| The group stormed an African Union military base last week in southern Somalia, killing dozens of Kenyan troops. | The group stormed an African Union military base last week in southern Somalia, killing dozens of Kenyan troops. |