The attack on the Hayat Hotel claimed the lives of 21 people. Photo: Hassan Ali ELMI / AFPSource: AFPSomalia's prime minister said the government would be held accountable over the deadly Mogadishu hotel siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists that he branded "children of hell". He was speaking after visiting a hospital treating wounded victims of the bomb and gun attack on the Hayat Hotel that the health ministry says claimed the lives of 21 people. The Hayat hotel was left in ruins after the 30-hour siege. Never miss important updatesThe 30-hour siege was the deadliest attack in Somalia since the new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected in May after a protracted political crisis.

Source: Daily Nation August 22, 2022 13:36 UTC