location: Mogadishu - Shibis
notes: A VBIED targeted the main gate of Oriental Hotel in Beyhani neighbourhood (Shibis District) in the afternoon of 10/02. Reports show that the VBIED car was parked in front of the hotel. It is believed that a remote control was used to detonate the VBIED. Two security guards were killed and four other people were injured. Latest reports indicate that the VBIED was targeted at a security meeting which was attended by the mayor of Mogadishu, regional police commander and District Commissioners from Mogadishu. No official was hurt in the blast.
target_text: location: Mogadishu - Shibis, fatalities: 2