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At least 20 killed as forces end siege of restaurant

By Agencies in Mogadishu | China Daily | Updated: 2016-01-23 08:08

Witness says militants randomly fired at people sitting near the beach

Somalia's security forces ended a deadly siege of a beachfront restaurant in Mogadishu, with more than 20 people killed in the attack, a police official said on Friday.

The security forces took control of the restaurant just before dawn, said police official Mohamed Hussein at the scene of the attack in the capital.

It was not clear whether Hussein's report of more than 20 killed included the assailants. Islamic extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack, in a broadcast on its online radio late Thursday.

Volunteers carried bodies from the scene of the attack early on Friday.

"I was intending to go out but suddenly we heard a heavy explosion followed by gunfire. I saw a militant fighter shooting indiscriminately at everybody. Then I locked myself inside a room until we were evacuated peacefully by the security forces," said Abdulkadir Mohamed Somow, who had been trapped inside the restaurant.

Blasts and bursts of gunfire could be heard as Somali special forces went from room to room pursuing the al-Shabab gunmen who were holed up inside the restaurant.

Hussein, the police official, said the security forces rescued many people who had been trapped inside the restaurant's hall, where a party was taking place when the attack started on Thursday.

Witnesses said that gunmen entered the restaurant from the direction of the beach. They shouted "Allahu akbar", the Arabic phrase for "God is great", as they attacked.

"They randomly fired at people sitting near the beach before entering the restaurant," said witness Ahmed Nur, who was strolling along the shoreline when the attack happened.

Al-Shabab attacked Kenyan peacekeepers in southwestern Somalia last week. The al-Qaida-linked group said it had killed about 100 Kenyans and seized weapons and military vehicles. The Kenyan government has given no death toll, but said there were some fatalities.

Despite being pushed out of Somalia's major cities and towns, al-Shabab continues to launch deadly guerrilla attacks across the Horn of Africa country. African Union troops, government officials and foreigners are frequently targeted.

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 At least 20 killed as forces end siege of restaurant

Framed by shattered glass, government forces patrol Lido beach on Friday following an attack on the beachside restaurant Beach View Cafe in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, on Thursday. Feisal Omar / Reuters

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