Somalia, attack on two hotels from al-Shabaab militants

At least six civilians were killed when militants of the terrorist organization al-Shabaab carried out attacks on two hotels in the center of the capital of Somalia.

At first the hotel was attacked "Wehliya", where the attack immediately was taken over by terrorists, who said they had surrounded another hotel near the presidential palace, where for hours continued exchange of fire with security forces.

"Three militants were killed, while another blew himself up in a car. Now the operation has ended. Unfortunately, six civilians were killed, "said a police officer to" Reuters ".

Hotels frequented by senior government officials, but the identity of the victims has not been disclosed.