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1st LD: At least 11 killed in Somalia hotel attack

Xinhua, June 26, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least 11 people were killed and scores injured in twin car bomb explosions on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu Saturday, police have said.

Mohamed Nor, a police officer at the scene, told Xinhua those killed were mostly civilians who were in the Nasa-Hablod Hotel and some passers-by.

The hotel is located in the capital's central business district and frequented by politicians.

Islamist group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. The militants, fighting against the Somali government, have stage periodic attacks in Mogadishu. Endit