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Huge explosion rocks hotel in Somali capital Mogadishu followed by gunfire, in suspected al-Shabab attack A large explosion has rocked a hotel in the centre of the Somali capital Mogadishu and there is ongoing gunfire after what is suspected to be an al-Shabab attack.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The BBC's Ibrahim Aden, in Mogadishu, says the blast hit the Naso Hablod hotel, a mile from the city's airport.
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Al-Shabab Islamists frequently carry out attacks in the city in their bid to topple the Western-back government.