Somalia's security forces kill at least four militants holed up in a hotel in Mogadishu after Al Shabab stormed the popular venue near the presidential palace and laid siege overnight
Government forces are seeking to"eliminate" a number of armed militants inside the Villa Rose in the capital after attacking the hotel in a hail of bullets and explosions on Sunday.Somalia's security forces have exchanged gunfire with militants holed up in a hotel in Mogadishu after Al Shabab terror group stormed the popular venue near the presidential palace and laid siege overnight.
Witnesses described two massive explosions followed by gunfire that sent people fleeing the scene in Bondhere district. Al Shabab, an armed group affiliated with Al Qaeda that has been trying to overthrow Somalia's central government for 15 years, claimed responsibility for the attack.
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