Somalia: Car bomb attack targets Mogadishu hotel

Accord to Aljazzera news report that Suspected suicide car bomb targets popular hotel, the latest in a series of attacks to hit the Somali capital.
A suspected suicide bomber has
detonated an explosives-packed car at the gate of a popular hotel in
Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, according to police. The powerful blast on Wednesday was followed by a second explosion, with attackers fighting their way inside Dayah Hotel, located near Somalia's parliament in central Mogadishu.
Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for
the attack, according to a report by
Andalus radio, which is linked to the
armed group. "Well-armed mujahideen (fighters) attacked the hotel and now they are fighting inside the hotel," the report said.

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