The death toll from a powerful car bombing explosion and clashes between security forces and gunmen near a hotel in the Somali capital has risen to 18, according to police.
The death toll from a powerful car bombing explosion and clashes between security forces and gunmen near a hotel in the Somali capital has risen to 18, police said on Friday. An Islamic extremist group claimed that a Mogadishu hotel was the intended target, but a police officer said militants detonated a bomb while trying to assassinate a judge.
Shortly after the detonation, at least four gunmen running on foot opened fire at nearby buildings and businesses, sparking clashes with security forces stationed nearby and hotel guards, he said. Security forces were still fighting to neutralise some militants holed up inside a building close to the hotel.Another witness, Sabir Abdi, said the hotel suffered significant damage and several people inside were injured.
Many of the victims of Thursday's attack suffered horrific injuries and local hospitals were said to be struggling to cope with causalities.
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