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| Hotel in Somali capital Mogadishu hit by car bombs | Hotel in Somali capital Mogadishu hit by car bombs |
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| Two car bombs have exploded outside a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing at least eight people. | Two car bombs have exploded outside a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing at least eight people. |
| The blasts were at the Jazeera hotel close to Mogadishu's airport, which is popular with Somali politicians. | |
| Reports say the blasts were followed by exchanges of fire between security forces and the attackers. | Reports say the blasts were followed by exchanges of fire between security forces and the attackers. |
| The Somali Islamist militant group Al Shabab, who were driven out of Mogadishu in 2011, have said they carried out the attack. | The Somali Islamist militant group Al Shabab, who were driven out of Mogadishu in 2011, have said they carried out the attack. |
| The al-Qaeda-linked group still controls many southern and central areas of the country and has continued to launch attacks on the capital. | The al-Qaeda-linked group still controls many southern and central areas of the country and has continued to launch attacks on the capital. |
| "First we heard a big crash and the security forces immediately opened fire," local resident Abdullahi Hussein told Reuters. | |
| "After a few minutes another explosion took place and there was more gunfire," he said. | |
| The Jazeera hotel was also targeted in December 2012, when President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was staying there. At least seven people dies in that attack. | |
| Last week at least 11 people, including six soldiers, were killed by a remote-controlled bomb in a restaurant in Mogadishu. | Last week at least 11 people, including six soldiers, were killed by a remote-controlled bomb in a restaurant in Mogadishu. |