Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Somali Gunmen Storm Hotel, 31 Reported Dead

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Gunmen in army uniforms stormed a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu frequented by government officials on Tuesday, killing at least 31 people including legislators, the government said.

Hardline al Shabaab Islamists linked to al Qaeda have been waging an insurgency for three years against the fragile Western-backed government, and control most of Mogadishu. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

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