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Al Shabaab kill 15 in Mogadishu hotel bomb attack

Fire is seen at the scene of a car bomb attack on the Naasa Hablood hotel in Mogadishu on June 25, 2016. (Photo: Reuters)

Mogadishu: Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group launched a suicide bomb attack on a hotel in the centre of Mogadishu on Saturday before fighters stormed inside, police and the militant group said.

Police said at least 15 people had died, including guards at the site, civilians and militants. Others were wounded.

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