Officials say 24 killed in day-long bombing and siege in central district of Somalia's capital
Capt. Mohamed Hussein told The Associated Press that an operation to clear the besieged buildings had begun, with bodies found. Two of the dead were soldiers, he said.
At least four gunmen then opened fire at nearby buildings and businesses, sparking clashes with hotel guards, he said. Dozens of cars caught fire along busy Maka Almukarramah Road. Police said the death toll could rise. Many victims had horrific injuries - some had lost limbs, nurse Sadiya Yusuf at Daru Shifa hospital said - and hospitals were said to be struggling to cope with the number of causalities.
The United Nations mission in Somalia and others in the international community quickly condemned the attack, one of the worst in Mogadishu in months.
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