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Five dead in Somalia hotel attack: police

Published: 30 Aug 2016 - 02:10 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 08:06 am
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Mogadishu: At least five people were killed Tuesday when jihadists detonated a suicide car bomb outside a popular hotel close to the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.

"We have confirmed five people killed including security guards", police officer Mohamed Abdulkadir said, adding that 10 others were wounded.

AFP