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Bosonic

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Fri Mar 27, 2015, 11:36 AM Mar 2015

Huge blast at popular hotel in Somalia

Source: Deutsche Welle

A huge blast and gunfire were heard at a popular hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, police said.

According to the news agency AFP, a car bomb was detonated, killing at least one person.

Islamist fighters then began firing on the building. Reuters news agency further reported that they had successfully entered the premises.

"Al-Shabab fighters are on the top of the building and inside the hotel," a police officer, told Reuters. "Some government officials are inside the hotel."

Read more: http://www.dw.de/huge-blast-at-popular-hotel-in-somalia/a-18345877

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Huge blast at popular hotel in Somalia (Original Post) Bosonic Mar 2015 OP
Somehow, I find it hard to believe that anything in Somalia could be considered "popular" brooklynite Mar 2015 #1
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