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| Mogadishu attack: Gunmen attack Lido beach restaurant | Mogadishu attack: Gunmen attack Lido beach restaurant |
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| Gunmen set of two car bombs and battled government forces in an attack on a beachside restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia. | Gunmen set of two car bombs and battled government forces in an attack on a beachside restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia. |
| Al Shabaab have claimed responsibility for the attack on the Beach View Cafe, on Mogadishu's Lido beach. | Al Shabaab have claimed responsibility for the attack on the Beach View Cafe, on Mogadishu's Lido beach. |
| "We are inside and control the cafe," Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, the group's military spokesman, said. | "We are inside and control the cafe," Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, the group's military spokesman, said. |
| "There are many casualties lying inside and outside the cafe." | "There are many casualties lying inside and outside the cafe." |
| The first car bomb was detonated around dusk, police said. The second blast occured about an hour later. | The first car bomb was detonated around dusk, police said. The second blast occured about an hour later. |
| Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, the Somali Prime Minister, condemned the attack on Twitter. | Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, the Somali Prime Minister, condemned the attack on Twitter. |
| Police say they had no information on casualties. | Police say they had no information on casualties. |
| This article will be updated as the situation develops | This article will be updated as the situation develops |