At Least 25 Dead, 40 Injured In Al Shabaab’s Twin Bombing And Hotel Siege In Mogadishu

Security forces in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu have been engaged in hours-long gun battle with militants in an attack claimed by the al Shabaab. The assailants are believed to have held an unspecified number of hostages near the Maka al-Mukarama hotel on one of Mogadishu’s streets. Preliminary reports indicate at least 25 people have been confirmed...