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Terrorist group Al-Shabab seize control of hotel in Somalia's Mogadishu

Terrorist group Al-Shabab on Saturday took control of a hotel near the centre of the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

The assault in the Somali capital came after two car bomb blasts and gunfire as the armed group Al-Shabab claimed responsibility, reported Al Jazeera. Abdikadir Abdirahman, director and founder of Mogadishu's Aamin ambulance services, said late on Friday so far nine injured people were carried away from the hotel.