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| Gunfire & major explosion reported as gunmen storm hotel in Mogadishu (VIDEOS) | Gunfire & major explosion reported as gunmen storm hotel in Mogadishu (VIDEOS) |
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| A hotel has been attacked by unknown gunmen in the Somalian capital Mogadishu, reports suggest. Video posted on social media shows a large plume of smoke emerging from the scene that apparently suffered the explosion. | A hotel has been attacked by unknown gunmen in the Somalian capital Mogadishu, reports suggest. Video posted on social media shows a large plume of smoke emerging from the scene that apparently suffered the explosion. |
| Reports of the attack emerged on local media on Sunday. Several videos circulating online show dust and smoke emerging from the location, identified as Mogadishu’s Elite Hotel, while gunfire can be heard in the background. | |
| The videos were filmed at a distance from the hotel, making it difficult to tell what exactly happened there. | |
| Local media outlets reported that a powerful explosion went off at the hotel before it was stormed by gunmen. Some pinned the blame on Al-Shabaab – a hard-line Islamist militant group, that has ties to Al-Qaeda. | |
| At least 28 people were injured during the attack, local media reported citing the ambulance service. An unspecified number of people are feared dead. | |
| No official information about casualties or damage has been made available so far. | |
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