A security officer in the Somali capital MogadishuMOSCOW, Aug 22 militants attacked a hotel in the Somali capital, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, citing data from the Russian embassy in Djibouti, noting that Moscow condemns this aggression and expresses deep condolences to the families and friends of the victims. took place on 19 August. According to the Ministry of Health of Somalia, twenty-one people died, one hundred and seventeen were injured of varying severity. «According to the Russian Embassy in Djibouti, which concurrently represents our interests in Somalia, there are no Russian citizens among the victims,» the Russian diplomatic department reported on its website. We strongly condemn this bloody crime, the victims of which were civilians and a number of Somali civil servants. We express solidarity with the people and government of Somalia, offer deep condolences to the families and friends of the victims, and wish a speedy recovery to those injured at the hands of terrorists,» the Russian Foreign Ministry added. expressing the conviction that all those responsible for planning and carrying out this terrorist attack should be punished fairly. Somalia
