Mogadishu hotel suicide bombers were Dutch: Somali intelligence

[malistar2012]

Mogadishu hotel suicide bombers were Dutch: Somali intelligence

 

Mogadishu (AFP) - Twin suicide bombings at a Mogadishu hotel popular with ministers and officials were carried out by Dutch nationals, Somali intelligence sources said Saturday, the day after 25 people were killed.

Somali intelligence believe both suicide bombers -- a man and a woman -- were Dutch-Somali citizens who infiltrated the Central Hotel close to the presidential palace ahead of the attack.

 

Sources within the Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said the man, identified as Ismail Muse, exploded a bomb in a car parked at the hotel while the woman, Lula Ahmed Dahir, detonated her explosive vest inside the hotel's prayer room.

 

The woman "worked part time in the hotel for up to four months," according to an intelligence report seen by AFP.

 

"Her relationship to the male attacker... is not yet known but thought to be very close, if not husband," said the report.

 

The attack left 25 people dead including two MPs, the deputy mayor of Mogadishu, the Prime Minister's private secretary and the deputy PM's chief of staff.

 

Deputy PM Mohamed Arte, the minister of transport and minister of port and marine resources were among dozens of injured.

 

Heavy gunfire followed the two explosions as nervous security forces searched the hotel compound.

 

"The building was badly hit, the explosion was very big," said police officer Abulrahman Ali.

 

Thick clouds of black smoke were seen pouring from the hotel as the injured were rushed to hospital.

 

Shebab militants quickly claimed responsibility for the attack.

 

"Our fighters attacked the Central Hotel," Shebab spokesman Abdulaziz Abu Musab told AFP, saying that the aim had been "to kill the apostate officials."

 

Shebab rebels have staged a string of assaults in their fight to overthrow the country's internationally-backed government. They have targeted hotels, the international airport, the presidential palace known as Villa Somalia, a UN compound and restaurants.

 

The last most deadly attack targeting government was in December 2009 when Shebab gunmen went room-to-room in the Shamo Hotel killing 25 people, including three ministers.

 

Source: AFP

 

[malistar2012]

Ruux dumar ah oo ka mid ahayd dadkii fuliyay qaraxyadii ka dhacay Hotel Central

 

 

 

 

Qaraxyadii mataanaha ahaa ee ka dhacay duhurnimadii Jimcaha magaalada Muqdisho geystayna qasaare isugu jira dhimasho iyo dhaaawac ayaa la sheegay in ay ka dambeeyeen labo ruux oo haysta dhalashada Netherland.

 

Sirdoonka Soomaaliyeed ayaa laga soo xigtey in ay rumeysan yihiin labada ruux ee is qarxisay ay ahaayeen wiil iyo gabar haysta dhalashada Holland kuwaasoo muddo joogay hotelka

 

Sida ay daabacday wakaalada wararka ee AFP Ismaaciil Muuse ayaa la oran jirey ninka ka dambeeyay gaariga qarxay halka Luula Axmed Daahir ay isku qarxisay hotelka gudihiisa xilligii salaada jimce.

 

AFP ayaa qortay in haweeneyda is qarxisay ay muddo afar bilood ah ka shaqeynaysay hotelka. Warbixinta ayaa intaa ku dartay in uu jiray xiriir ka dhexeeyay labada ruux balse aan la xaqiijin in ay ahaayeen xaas.

 

Ururka Alshabaab ayaa sheegtay weerarka ismiidaaminta ah ee lala beegsaday hotel Central. Mana aha markii ugu horeysay ee dad haysta dhalasho European ah asalkoodana Soomaali ah ay fal ismiidaamin ah ka fuliyaan magaalada Muqdisho.

 

[malistar2012]

Al shabaab have taking advantage of the hotel employing people on clan bases , Today the hotel is closed most employees are to be Screened and check by NISA . The hotel did not follow the security procedure NISA and local police were not informed that high ranking Government official were meeting in the hotel and staying.

 

 

 

 

Main Target was Deputy PM Mohamed Arte ,