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| Family tragedy of Somalia's Mogadishu hotel owners | Family tragedy of Somalia's Mogadishu hotel owners |
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| The owner of Sahafi Hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu has been killed in bomb attacks - three years after his father died in a similar assault. | The owner of Sahafi Hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu has been killed in bomb attacks - three years after his father died in a similar assault. |
| Somali officials say at least 10 people died in a series of blasts claimed by Islamist militant group al-Shabab. | Somali officials say at least 10 people died in a series of blasts claimed by Islamist militant group al-Shabab. |
| Sahafi Hotel owner Abdifatah Abdirashid was a renowned businessman who took over running the hotel from his father, Abdirashid Mohamed. | Sahafi Hotel owner Abdifatah Abdirashid was a renowned businessman who took over running the hotel from his father, Abdirashid Mohamed. |
| Al-Shabab said it targeted government officials staying at the hotel. | |
| Reports say armed militants stormed the building guarded by armed officers after the first of at least three bomb blasts. | Reports say armed militants stormed the building guarded by armed officers after the first of at least three bomb blasts. |
| Eyewitnesses spoke of heavy gunfire in the area. | Eyewitnesses spoke of heavy gunfire in the area. |
| A Voice of America journalist later shared pictures on social media showing damage to a hotel close to where the three bombs were set off, describing the aftermath as "horrific". | A Voice of America journalist later shared pictures on social media showing damage to a hotel close to where the three bombs were set off, describing the aftermath as "horrific". |
| There are fears that the death toll will rise further. | There are fears that the death toll will rise further. |
| Sahafi Hotel has been popular with visiting foreigners because of its relative security as well as its view overlooking Mogadishu. | Sahafi Hotel has been popular with visiting foreigners because of its relative security as well as its view overlooking Mogadishu. |
| During the civil war in the 1990s, it used to be the only place foreign journalists could be safe amidst the raging war. | During the civil war in the 1990s, it used to be the only place foreign journalists could be safe amidst the raging war. |