| Description |
Unidentified armed men riding in a Toyota Noah opened fire at people sitting in Beder Restaurant near Soobe Junction (Hodan District) in the afternoon of 31/05. SNG forces in the vicinity gave a chase to the perpetrators and intercepted them at Baakara Junction where the driver was killed but three gunmen in military uniforms managed to escape. A civilian was hit and killed by a stray bullet. Two people were injured in the attack against the hotel. Hand grenades, an Ak47 riffle and a gun fitted with a silencer was found in the vehicle. The motive of the attack against the hotel is currently unclear but it is frequented by SNG officials and MPs. |
