Al-Shabab fighters attack hotel in Somalia

At least two Djiboutian soldiers and two al-Shabab fighters have been killed in an al-Shabab attack on a hotel used by African Union troops in Somali.

The attack happened at the Amalow hotel in Buulobarde on Thursday. Al-Shabaab fighters hurled explosives at the entrance before exchanging fire with Somali and African Union troops at the hotel.

“Our well-armed Mujahideen … entered Hotel Amalow in Bulobarde again. They are carrying out the operations, shootings,” Abdiasis Abu Musab, al-Shabaab’s spokesman for military operation told Reuters news agency.

Al-Shabab killed several Djibouti soldiers in an attack on another hotel in the same town in March. The attack involved a 60-year-old Norwegian suicide bomber and at least a dozen heavily armed fighters, al-Shabab said.

Troops from several African Union countries are aiding Somalian government troops in the conflict with al-Shabab.