Blast at Somalia hotel, guests taken hostage

MOGADISHU: Gunmen who stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital have taken a number of hotel guests hostage, police said on Saturday, as the attackers set up snipers

MOGADISHU: Gunmen who stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital have taken a number of hotel guests hostage, police said on Saturday, as the attackers set up snipers on the rooftop and were throwing grenades. A suicide bomber reportedly detonated an explosives-laden vehicle after which gunmen fought their way inside, and began shooting randomly at guests, police said.

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