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Al-Shabaab attacks beachfront hotel in Somalia's capital

An ambulance is seen outside the perimeter of rescue operations in Mogadishu on June 9, 2023. [AFP]

The Somalia government says an attack launched Friday by al-Shabab militants on a Mogadishu hotel has ended.

State media report that security forces successfully neutralized the militants who stormed the Pearl Beach Hotel on Friday evening and rescued a large number of civilians.

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