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| Gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital after suicide bomber blast – police | Gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital after suicide bomber blast – police |
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| An Al-Shabaab Islamist group suicide bomber carried out an attack on a hotel in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, which was followed by militant fighters storming the building, a police official said | An Al-Shabaab Islamist group suicide bomber carried out an attack on a hotel in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, which was followed by militant fighters storming the building, a police official said |
| The Nasahablood Hotel, located at the KM4 road area of Mogadishu is currently under siege, according to police. | The Nasahablood Hotel, located at the KM4 road area of Mogadishu is currently under siege, according to police. |
| Somalian security forces have been battling the attackers. | |
| There have yet been no official report on casualties, but witnesses claim on social media they’ve seen bodies lying on the ground. | There have yet been no official report on casualties, but witnesses claim on social media they’ve seen bodies lying on the ground. |
| "They started with a suicide bomb and then stormed in. Now they are inside and the heavy exchange of gunfire continues," Major Nur Farah told Reuters. | "They started with a suicide bomb and then stormed in. Now they are inside and the heavy exchange of gunfire continues," Major Nur Farah told Reuters. |
| There have been reports suggesting the initial explosion was followed by at least two more. | There have been reports suggesting the initial explosion was followed by at least two more. |
| The attackers targeted the hotel guests, witness Ali Mohamud said, according to AP. | |
| “They were shooting at everyone they could see. I escaped through the back door,” he said. | |
| Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack on the Mogadishu hotel, according to police. | |
| The Islamist group is known for carrying out frequent attacks in the capital in an effort to overrun the current government. |