At least five dead in Mogadishu hotel attack in Somalia

June 25, 2016 22:17

From the BBC: An attack by the Islamist group al-Shabab on a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has left at least seven dead, health workers say.A car bomb was detonated at the gates of the Naso-Hablod hotel before gunmen stormed it and took hostages.

The identities of the victims are not clear, but reports say they include three security guards.

Al-Shabab militants frequently carry out attacks in the city in their bid to topple the Western-backed government.

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