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| Somalia hotels attacked by militants in Mogadishu | Somalia hotels attacked by militants in Mogadishu |
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| Two hotels have been attacked in the Somali capital Mogadishu, followed by a sustained exchange of gunfire. | Two hotels have been attacked in the Somali capital Mogadishu, followed by a sustained exchange of gunfire. |
| A police officer said four people had been killed. | A police officer said four people had been killed. |
| The BBC's Moalimu Mohammed, in the city, says the two hotels were busy with people breaking their Ramadan fast when they were attacked at 18:10 local time (15:10 GMT). | The BBC's Moalimu Mohammed, in the city, says the two hotels were busy with people breaking their Ramadan fast when they were attacked at 18:10 local time (15:10 GMT). |
| Islamist militant group al-Shabab has reportedly said it was behind the attack. | Islamist militant group al-Shabab has reportedly said it was behind the attack. |
| Our reporter says the two hotels - the Wehliya and Siyaad - are among the best known in the city. | Our reporter says the two hotels - the Wehliya and Siyaad - are among the best known in the city. |
| The Siyaad is near the presidential palace. Mogadishu's main street has been partially closed. | The Siyaad is near the presidential palace. Mogadishu's main street has been partially closed. |
| Conflicting reports | |
| "Car bombs rammed into the hotels named Wehliya and Siyaad. Then our fighters stormed in," an al-Shabab spokesman told Reuters. | "Car bombs rammed into the hotels named Wehliya and Siyaad. Then our fighters stormed in," an al-Shabab spokesman told Reuters. |
| Some reports say fighting is ongoing, but Somalia's National Intelligence & Security Agency tweeted the attacks had been foiled. | |
| There was also a mortar attack on a base of the African Union (AU) force in the city at the same time. | There was also a mortar attack on a base of the African Union (AU) force in the city at the same time. |
| The AU is helping the government battle al-Shabab, which is part of al-Qaeda. | The AU is helping the government battle al-Shabab, which is part of al-Qaeda. |
| Security in Somalia has improved but al-Shabab still attacks Mogadishu regularly. | Security in Somalia has improved but al-Shabab still attacks Mogadishu regularly. |
| The militants have also targeted neighbouring countries, killing almost 150 people in an assault on Garissa University College in Kenya in April. |