Americans Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/americans/ The low down on African affairs Sat, 13 Jul 2019 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Americans Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/americans/ 32 32 At least 30 dead after 11 hour siege of Somali hotel https://jjcornish.com/2019/07/at-least-30-dead-after-11-hour-siege-of-somali-hotel/ Sat, 13 Jul 2019 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2019/07/at-least-30-dead-after-11-hour-siege-of-somali-hotel/ A terrorist attack followed by an eleven hour siege at a hotel in Somalia’s second city of Kismayo has left at least 30 people dead. It is the worst onslaught by Al Shabaab jihadis since they were driven from the port city seven years ago. The attack began with a suicide car bomber blowing off […]

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]]> A terrorist attack followed by an eleven hour siege at a hotel in Somalia’s second city of Kismayo has left at least 30 people dead.

It is the worst onslaught by Al Shabaab jihadis since they were driven from the port city seven years ago.

The attack began with a suicide car bomber blowing off the gates of the hotel enabling three gunmen to storm into a meeting of tribal elders, politicians and journalists.

The dead include three Kenyans, three Tanzanians, two Americans, and a Briton.

A regional presidential candidate, a United Nations agency staff member and two journalists number among those killed.

All three gunmen were shot dead by security forces who say they are now in full control. 

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