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Al-Qaeda-linked Somali militants storm Mogadishu hotel, kill at least 33
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| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Wednesday, August 25, 2010 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By Sudarsan Raghavan
Tuesday, August 24, 2010; 6:26 PM
NAIROBI, KENYA -- Al-Qaeda-linked Somali militants, including at least two suicide bombers, killed at least 33 people Tuesday when they stormed a hotel in Mogadishu, Somali officials said.
The dead included at least six lawmakers in Somalia's U.S.-backed transitional government. It was one of the deadliest attacks in the Somali capital in recent years.
Disguised as security-force personnel, the attackers forced their way into the Hotel Muna about 9:45 a.m. and began firing, killing bodyguards who were protecting the lawmakers. A floor-to-floor gun battle followed, as lawmakers used their own weapons against the assailants, witnesses said.
At least five Somali soldiers died before the attackers were cornered by dozens of government soldiers who had arrived later. At least 22 civilians also died, Somali officials said. |
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