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| Kismayo attack: At least 26 dead as gunmen storm Somali hotel | Kismayo attack: At least 26 dead as gunmen storm Somali hotel |
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| At least 26 people, including a prominent journalist and several foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a hotel in southern Somalia. | At least 26 people, including a prominent journalist and several foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a hotel in southern Somalia. |
| A suicide bomber rammed a car containing explosives into the Asasey hotel in the port of Kismayo, and gunmen then stormed the building. | A suicide bomber rammed a car containing explosives into the Asasey hotel in the port of Kismayo, and gunmen then stormed the building. |
| Journalist Hodan Nalayeh, 43, and her husband Farid were among the dead. | Journalist Hodan Nalayeh, 43, and her husband Farid were among the dead. |
| Islamist group al-Shabab has claimed the attack, the worst to hit Kismayo since they were forced out in 2012. | Islamist group al-Shabab has claimed the attack, the worst to hit Kismayo since they were forced out in 2012. |
| A local politician, three Kenyans, three Tanzanians, two Americans and one Briton were also killed, authorities say. | A local politician, three Kenyans, three Tanzanians, two Americans and one Briton were also killed, authorities say. |
| How did the attack unfold? | How did the attack unfold? |
| Regional politicians and clan elders were inside the hotel discussing a forthcoming regional election when the attack began. | Regional politicians and clan elders were inside the hotel discussing a forthcoming regional election when the attack began. |
| Witnesses said they heard a huge blast before several heavily armed men forced their way in. | Witnesses said they heard a huge blast before several heavily armed men forced their way in. |
| "There is chaos inside, I saw several dead bodies carried from the scene and people are fleeing from the nearby buildings," one witness, Hussein Muktar, said during the attack. | "There is chaos inside, I saw several dead bodies carried from the scene and people are fleeing from the nearby buildings," one witness, Hussein Muktar, said during the attack. |
| It took 12 hours for authorities to regain control over the hotel. | It took 12 hours for authorities to regain control over the hotel. |
| Regional President Ahmed Mohamed put the death toll at 26 with more than 50 people wounded. Three attackers died in the raid while one was captured. | Regional President Ahmed Mohamed put the death toll at 26 with more than 50 people wounded. Three attackers died in the raid while one was captured. |
| Who were the victims? | Who were the victims? |
| Hodan Nalayeh founded the media platform Integration TV to tell stories about life in Somalia and in the Somali diaspora. | Hodan Nalayeh founded the media platform Integration TV to tell stories about life in Somalia and in the Somali diaspora. |
| Recent episodes had focused on Somalia's female entrepreneurs and things to do in the city of Las Anod. | Recent episodes had focused on Somalia's female entrepreneurs and things to do in the city of Las Anod. |
| She moved to Canada with her family when she was six years old and went on to become a figurehead of the Somali community there. But the mother of two had recently returned to Somalia. | She moved to Canada with her family when she was six years old and went on to become a figurehead of the Somali community there. But the mother of two had recently returned to Somalia. |
| She once spoke about how she would like to be remembered after her death. | |
| "My vision is not to be famous and to make money. My mission is what I will leave behind when I die and what will I be remembered for," she said. | |
| "One of the things is that I want people to remember that I loved the Somali people and want them to be brothers and to remember the importance of our unity for our country." | |
| Tributes have been paid, with BBC journalist Farhan Jimale calling her "a beautiful soul" while Canada's Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said she was a "voice for many". | |
| The Somali Journalists Syndicate said that Nalayeh and another reporter also killed in Kismayo, Mohamed Omar Sahal, were the first journalists to be killed in the country this year. | The Somali Journalists Syndicate said that Nalayeh and another reporter also killed in Kismayo, Mohamed Omar Sahal, were the first journalists to be killed in the country this year. |
| How common is this type of attack? | How common is this type of attack? |
| Somalia sees frequent militant attacks but after al-Shabab was driven out of Kismayo the port has been relatively peaceful. | Somalia sees frequent militant attacks but after al-Shabab was driven out of Kismayo the port has been relatively peaceful. |
| The militants have been carrying out regular attacks in the capital Mogadishu, despite the heavy presence of African Union peacekeepers and US-trained Somali troops. | The militants have been carrying out regular attacks in the capital Mogadishu, despite the heavy presence of African Union peacekeepers and US-trained Somali troops. |
| Al-Shabab is affiliated with al-Qaeda and remains a powerful presence in rural Somalia. | Al-Shabab is affiliated with al-Qaeda and remains a powerful presence in rural Somalia. |