索馬里軍隊結束對餐廳的包圍

Somali security forces say they have ended a deadly siege of a beach-front restaurant in the capital, with at least seven people killed in the attack along with two assailants, a police official said Friday.

索馬里首都摩加迪沙警方官員週五說，索馬里安全部隊表示，他們已經結束了對首都一家海濱餐廳的包圍。至少有7人和2名襲擊者在交火中喪生。

Mogadishu's police chief, Colonel Bishar, said the attack ended just before dawn Friday morning.

摩加迪沙警長畢沙爾上校表示，襲擊星期五拂曉前已經結束。

“The security forces have ended their operation in which they rescued most of the civilians who were stranded inside the restaurant building and now we are in full control of the restaurant,” said Bishar, speaking from the scene of the attack in Mogadishu.

他在襲擊現場說：“安全部隊已結束行動，營救出大多數被困在餐廳裏的平民。我們現在已完全控制了這家餐廳。”

The attack started Thursday night when a car bomb went off near Banadir Beach restaurant, followed by a gun battle.

襲擊始於週四晚上，當時，一個汽車炸彈在班納迪爾海濱餐廳附近爆炸，之後發生槍戰。

Al-Shabab militants quickly claimed the responsibility for the attack.

索馬里青年黨的激進分子很快聲稱對襲擊負責。

Colonel Bishar said seven people were killed during the attack, including five civilians and two security personnel. He said two assailants were also killed. Security forces say they have arrested another militant involved in the attack.

畢沙爾上校說，有7人在衝突中被打死，包括5名平民和2名安全人員。他說，2名襲擊者也被打死。安全部隊說，他們逮捕了另外一名參與襲擊的激進分子。