{"id":20390,"date":"2017-01-25T09:59:32","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T09:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=20390"},"modified":"2017-01-25T09:59:32","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T09:59:32","slug":"somali-militants-ram-car-bomb-hotel-killing-least-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/somali-militants-ram-car-bomb-hotel-killing-least-13.html","title":{"rendered":"Somali militants ram car bomb into hotel, killing at least 13"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Somali militants ram car bomb into hotel, killing at least 13<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Somali militants ram car bomb into hotel, killing at least 13:-<\/strong> Islamist militants rammed a car bomb into the gate of a hotel and stormed inside, killing at least 13 people in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, police said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gunfire rang out as fighters entered Dayah Hotel, which is popular with politicians. A second blast shook the area shortly afterwards, injuring several people nearby.<\/span><\/p>\n

Colonel Abdiqadir Hussein, a police officer, told Reuters security forces later managed to secure the building.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We have rescued the people and concluded the operation at Dayah hotel. The security forces are now inside the hotel and we shall give further details of casualty later,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another police officer, Major Mohamed Ahmed, said a dozen people had been wounded, in addition to the 13 killed who included members of the security forces and civilians. “The death toll may rise,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Duniye Mohamed, a doctor at Madina hospital where some casualties were taken, said the injured included people with “very serious” wounds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Islamist group Al Shabaab, which until 2011 controlled Mogadishu and much of Somalia, claimed responsibility for the attack.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Well-armed mujahideen (fighters) attacked the hotel, and now they are fighting inside the hotel,” reported Somalia’s Andalus radio, which is linked to al Shabaab.<\/span><\/p>\n

The insurgents often launch bomb and gun attacks in the capital, saying they want to topple the Western-backed government and impose their strict interpretation of Islam on the nation.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the past two years, a campaign by African Union troops and Somali forces has driven the group out of key urban strongholds, but it remains active from bases in rural areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Horn of Africa country swore in nearly 300 members of its parliament last month. The lawmakers will also pick the president, although that vote has repeatedly been postponed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-somalia-attacks-idUSKBN1590HB?il=0<\/span><\/div>\n

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