August 2022 Mogadishu attack
During the evening of 19 August 2022, al-Shabaab gunmen attacked the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. Initially, two car bombs exploded. Gunmen then stormed the hotel, shooting people and taking hostages. At least 21 people were killed, and 117 others were wounded, fifteen of whom are in critical condition. The number of gunmen involved in the attack is currently unknown.
| 2022 Hayat Hotel terror attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Somali Civil War | |
| Date | 19–21 August 2022 15:23 – after 48 hours (EAT +3) |
| Target | Hotel Hayat |
Attack type | Car bombing, mass shooting, suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Car bombs, guns |
| Deaths | 30 + perpetrators |
| Injured | 120 |
| Perpetrators | Al-Shabaab |
| Motive | Act of terrorism |
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