TEHRAN - The spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the terrorist attack by the Al-Shabaab group in the city of Mogadishu.

Nasser Kanaani condemned the attack that Al-Shabaab, an affiliate of the al-Qaeda terrorist group, claimed on the evening of Friday, August 2. He expressed sympathy for the victims and their families. 

The attack resulted in the deaths of 37 people and injuries to a large number of Somali civilians.

The violence erupted when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the entrance of the Lido Beach hotel. Other attackers attempted to storm the building and fired upon people on the beach, as reported by witnesses and the Somali Police. 

Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Lido Beach hotel. The group has been engaged in a 17-year-long conflict, seeking to overthrow the fragile central government in Mogadishu.