2015 Jazeera Palace Hotel attack

War in Somalia (2009–present)

Battles: South Mogadishu; Mogadishu (2009); Central Somalia; Wabho; Kismayo (2009); Beledweyne; Ayn; Kenyan border; Galgala; Mogadishu (2010–2011); Gedo; Lower Juba; Linda Nchi; Kismayo (2012); Yurkud (2012); Bulo Marer; Operation Indian Ocean; Leego; Janale; Al Ade

Major bombings: AU Base (2009); Beledweyne (2009); Mogadishu (2010); Kampala (2010); Mogadishu (2011); Mogadishu (2013); Villa Somalia (2014); Central Hotel (2015); Makka al-Mukarama (2015); Baidoa (2015); Jazeera Palace (2015); Lido Beach (2016)

Chronology: 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015

On 26 July 2015, a suicide bomber from the Al-Shabaab militant group detonated a truck bomb against the walls of the Jazeera Palace Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. The ensuing explosion killed at least 15.^[1] Al-Shabaab has announced that it targeted the fortified hotel as a strike on Western diplomats, as the hotel housed the diplomatic missions of several countries. A Somali journalist employed by the London-based Universal TV channel was killed.^[1]

The Chinese embassy was based in the hotel and was partially damaged. A Chinese People's Armed Police officer in charge of security was severely wounded in the blast and died in hospital. Three other employees of the embassy suffered minor injuries. This was the first attack on a Chinese diplomatic mission since the 1999 United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.^[2]

References

1 2 Pearson, Michael; Wang, Kevin (26 July 2015). "Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for deadly Mogadishu hotel attack". CNN. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
↑ Andrea Chen (27 July 2015). "Chinese embassy security official killed in bomb attack in Somalia". South China Morning Post.

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