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There has been no immediate word of any casualties. Al-Shabab said its fighters attacked the hotel Villa Rose, which has a restaurant popular with government and security officials.
Mogadishu, Nov 28 (EFE).- Gunshots rang out at a luxurious hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday, hours after a group of suspected al-Shabab militants stormed the landmark complex near the presidential palace, police said. The Villa Rose Hotel, used by many government officials and parliamentarians for residential purposes, came under the attack on Sunday …
Police spokesperson Sadik Dodishe said all six extremists died during the operation at the Villa Rosa hotel, and one member of the security forces was also killed.