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Friday 22 Jan 2016 - 15:50 Makkah mean time-12-4-1437
Mogadishu, (IINA) - Somalia's police stated on Friday that security forces ended a deadly siege of a beachfront restaurant in the capital, with more than 20 people killed in the attack, AP reported.
The security forces took control of the restaurant just before dawn, said Captain Mohamed Hussein, speaking from the scene of the attack in Mogadishu.
Blasts and bursts of gunfire were heard as Somali special forces went from room to room pursuing the Al-Shabab gunmen who were holed up inside the restaurant.
Hussein said the security forces rescued many people who were 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 while clients who were sitting behind razor wire watched the seashore.
"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.
The terroristic group Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack, in a broadcast on its online radio late Thursday.
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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