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| Somalia: Mogadishu hotel attacked by gunmen | Somalia: Mogadishu hotel attacked by gunmen |
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| At least eight people have been killed in a suicide attack on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu. | At least eight people have been killed in a suicide attack on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu. |
| Gunmen used a vehicle packed with explosives to blast their way into the Sahafi hotel compound before storming the building, police said. | Gunmen used a vehicle packed with explosives to blast their way into the Sahafi hotel compound before storming the building, police said. |
| African Union troops and government forces say they have regained control of the hotel after a fierce gun battle. | |
| The hotel is popular with Somalia's members of parliament. | The hotel is popular with Somalia's members of parliament. |
| A website associated with al-Shabab claimed responsibility, saying that fighters from the al-Qaeda linked group had infiltrated the hotel after an explosion. | A website associated with al-Shabab claimed responsibility, saying that fighters from the al-Qaeda linked group had infiltrated the hotel after an explosion. |
| The attack comes a day after deadly clashes between jihadist fighters and African Union (AU) troops in the Bakool region near the border with Ethiopia. | |
| The AU is helping the government battle al-Shabab, which is linked to al-Qaeda. | The AU is helping the government battle al-Shabab, which is linked to al-Qaeda. |
| Security in Somalia has improved, but al-Shabab still attacks Mogadishu regularly. | Security in Somalia has improved, but al-Shabab still attacks Mogadishu regularly. |
| The militants have also targeted neighbouring countries, killing almost 150 people in an assault on Garissa University College in Kenya in April. | The militants have also targeted neighbouring countries, killing almost 150 people in an assault on Garissa University College in Kenya in April. |