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| Militants from terror group Al-Shabaab have said they were behind a car bomb attack on the Ambassador Hotel in the center of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, in which at least 10 people were killed on Wednesday. | |
| “We attacked the hotel with a car bomb and we went inside. We will give details later,” Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, the group’s military operations spokesman, told Reuters. Mogadishu police said some militants had apparently entered the hotel premises. | “We attacked the hotel with a car bomb and we went inside. We will give details later,” Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, the group’s military operations spokesman, told Reuters. Mogadishu police said some militants had apparently entered the hotel premises. |
| “We believe there are some fighters in the hotel but we are not sure,” Major Ibrahim Hassan, a Mogadishu police officer, told the news agency. | “We believe there are some fighters in the hotel but we are not sure,” Major Ibrahim Hassan, a Mogadishu police officer, told the news agency. |
| “So far we know 10 people, mostly pedestrians and passengers on the road, died and over a dozen were injured,” the official added, noting that the death toll is likely to rise. “We suspect the militants are inside the hotel because we do not see occupants coming out of it.” | “So far we know 10 people, mostly pedestrians and passengers on the road, died and over a dozen were injured,” the official added, noting that the death toll is likely to rise. “We suspect the militants are inside the hotel because we do not see occupants coming out of it.” |
| The Ambassador Hotel is frequented by government officials, business executives and foreigners. | The Ambassador Hotel is frequented by government officials, business executives and foreigners. |
| READ MORE: At least 12 killed as Al-Qaeda-linked militants storm hotel in Somali capital | READ MORE: At least 12 killed as Al-Qaeda-linked militants storm hotel in Somali capital |
| The attack comes on the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. | The attack comes on the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. |
| Al-Shabaab is an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Somalia, which primarily operates in the country's southern and central regions. The group opposes the internationally recognized Somali Federal Government, which is based in Mogadishu. | Al-Shabaab is an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Somalia, which primarily operates in the country's southern and central regions. The group opposes the internationally recognized Somali Federal Government, which is based in Mogadishu. |
| The group has targeted the Somali capital before, with 12 people killed when Al-Shabaab terrorists set off a car bomb near Mogadishu’s SYL hotel in February. | The group has targeted the Somali capital before, with 12 people killed when Al-Shabaab terrorists set off a car bomb near Mogadishu’s SYL hotel in February. |