section_path: President of Somalia/Assassination attempts
section_name: Assassination attempts
paragraph_text: Assassination attempts
  
  On 12 September 2012, while Hassan was meeting with foreign delegates in Mogadishu, suicide bombers and gunmen attempted an attack on the Jazeera Hotel where the dignitaries had convened. There were reportedly around 10 casualties, though one of the assembled statesmen were unharmed. Seemingly unfazed by the incidents, Hassan continued his speech before the gathered press and foreign officials, stating that "things like what's happening now outside will continue for some time, but I'm sure and I'm confident it's the last things that's taking place here in Somalia" The al-Shabaab militant group later claimed responsibility for the attacks.
  
  On 3 September 2013, a roadside bomb detonated near vehicles in Hassan's convoy in Merca. One Somali soldier was injured in the blast, but Hassan was unharmed and continued on to his destination. Al-Shabaab later claimed responsibility for the explosion. Abdirahman Omar Osman, a spokesman for the president, dismissed the group's statement as propaganda, indicating that Hassan's convoy was not targeted and that it was uncertain what might have happened to an earlier convoy.
  
  On 7 October 2015, al-Shabaab gunmen ambushed and killed Dr Liban Osman, nephew of Hassan, and one other man as their car was traveling through the Wadajir neighborhood of the capital city Mogadishu.
  
  On 18 March 2025, al-Shabaab attempted to assassinate Hassan in Mogadishu with roadside bombs near Villa Somalia while his entourage headed for Aden Adde International Airport.