At least 7 killed at hotel in Somali capital
MOGADISHU- A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gate of a Mogadishu hotel, followed by a second explosion heard inside the hotel as gunmen fought their way inside, police said Saturday. At least seven bodies were seen outside the hotel, one officer said.
Police Capt. Ali Ahmed said security forces were battling the attackers who took positions inside the Nasa-Hablod hotel near the capital's busy KM-4 junction.
Police Capt. Mohamed Hussein said he saw four bodies thought to be civilians lying outside the hotel.
