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| Senior officials killed in Mogadishu hotel siege | |
| 2015-11-02 | |
| MOGADISHU -- The militants launched the deadly assault in the early hours of Sunday morning. Volleys of gunfire and plumes of black smoke could either be heard or seen over the hotel popular with Somali government officials and foreigners. Over a dozen people including lawmaker, security commanders, media workers and key figures have been confirmed dead in the ongoing siege. Shots are being fired sporadically in the vicinity of the hotel as security forces are trying to free those being holed up. Lawmaker Abtidon Kofi is among dead while former Somali Ambassador to Ethiopia, Ahmed Abdisalan Haji Adan sustained wounds.
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| Posted by:Steve White |