Somalia Prime minister says investigations against gov’t soldiers over Alshabab’s hotel attack in Mogadishu still underway

The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamse Abdi Barre said security agencies are still carrying out investigations against government soldiers regarding the recent Alshabab’s hotel attack in Mogadishu that claimed the lives of many people.

Prime Minister Hamza told the state owned media that all soldiers on duty at the time of the attack have been arrested which the government suspects that some of them helped Alshabab in the attack.

The 20-hour-long al-Shabab siege on a popular Villa Rays hotel in Mogadishu killed eight civilians. Police said they killed five Alshabab members and freed dozens of civilians during the attack.

The hotel, located near the country’s heavily fortified presidential palace, is popular with senior government officials. The attack began with a suicide bomb attack before Al Shabaab fighters stormed the gate.