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Somalia: Key hotel in Mogadishu stormed by al-Shabab militants

A hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, where government officials are known to stay, has come under attack. Soon after the attack at Villa Rose began, Environment Minister Adam Aw Hirsi said he had survived the attack. The Villa Rose hotel, where the ambush took place, is a short walk from the presidential palace in central Mogadishu.