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Somalia president vows to tackle al-Shabaab after deadly hotel siege

People clear debris outside the destroyed Hayat Hotel, days after a deadly siege by al-Shabab extremists, in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. [AP]

Hell began at sunset.

It was a Friday evening in Somalia's capital. The patrons of the Hayat hotel had finished their latest prayers and settled in for coffee, tea or dinner. Families, businesspeople and government workers were there-some of the many who see the promise of their country rebuilding from decades of war.

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