Deadly attack: Gunmen storm Mogadishu hotel after blast

Gunmen have stormed a hotel in the centre of the Somali capital Mogadishu, with reports of at least 10 dead. They entered the Ambassador Hotel on Maka al-Mukarama street after setting off a car bomb at the gates outside, witnesses said. Politicians and government officials were believed to be staying in the hotel. The al-Shabab […]

Gunmen have stormed a hotel in the centre of the Somali capital Mogadishu, with reports of at least 10 dead.
They entered the Ambassador Hotel on Maka al-Mukarama street after setting off a car bomb at the gates outside, witnesses said. Politicians and government officials were believed to be staying in the hotel. The al-Shabab militant group was quick to say it was behind the attack, which intelligence officials say is now over. Al-Shabab, which is battling the UN-backed government, was driven from Mogadishu in 2011 but still remains a potent threat and frequently carries out attacks in the city.