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6 Civilians Killed, 10 Injured In Somalia Hotel Attack
Six civilians were killed and 10 wounded in a six-hour siege by Islamist Al-Shabaab militants at a beachside hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, police said Saturday.
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4 Dead In Hotel Siege In Somalia: Report
At least four people were killed in an ongoing attack by Al-Shabaab militants who laid siege to a popular hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu overnight, a security agency official told AFP on Monday.
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At Least 12 Killed As Somalia Hotel Siege Enters Day 2: Report
At least 12 people were killed when al Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, seizing hostages whom authorities were still battling to free 24 hours later, an intelligence officer said on Saturday.
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9 People Killed In Suicide Attack On Mogadishu Hotel In Somali
At least nine people were killed in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday when a suicide bomber rammed a car into a hotel, police and witnesses said, in an attack claimed by militant Islamist group al Shabaab.
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Loud Explosions Heard In Somali Capital Mogadishu
Loud explosions and gunfire shook the Somali capital Mogadishu today, close to a busy road in the city centre, news agency AFP correspondent said.
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19 Dead In Somalia Shebab Restaurant Attack: Police
Somalia's Islamist Shebab militants killed at least 19 people when five gunmen detonated a bomb before storming a popular seaside restaurant in the capital Mogadishu, police said today.
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Swedish Citizens Get 11 Years In US Prison For Al Shabaab Support
Two Swedish citizens who US prosecutors said fought alongside the Islamist militant group al Shabaab in Somalia in battles to take control of the country's capital of Mogadishu were sentenced to 11 years in prison on Friday.
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Somali Islamists Warn Against 'Immoral Culture' at Hotels, Beaches
Islamist militants al Shabaab issued a warning against Somalis who frequent hotels, beaches and nightclubs in the capital Mogadishu, saying it will target men and women who engage in "immoral culture."
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'At Least 50 Dead' in Shebab Attack on African Union Base: Western Sources
At least 50 African Union soldiers are believed to have been killed and another 50 are missing after Shebab militants overran a military camp in southern Somalia on Tuesday, according to Western military officials.
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Shebab 'Storm African Union Base' In Somalia
Militants from Somalia's Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab group rammed a suicide car bomb into an African Union army base early Tuesday and stormed inside, an official and witness said.
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At Least 18 Killed in Somalia Bombings: Officials
At least 18 people were killed in Somalia on Saturday in two bomb attacks carried out by suspected Shebab militants in the south of the country and the capital Mogadishu, officials said.
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Al Shabaab Attack on Somali Hotel Kills At Least 13
The Somali militant Islamist group Al Shabaab attacked a Mogadishu hotel today, driving a car packed with explosives through the hotel gate and killing at least 13 people, a first responder and the rebel group said.
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Al Shabaab Attacks Hotels in Somali Capital, 6 Civilians Killed
At least six civilians and four militants were killed when al Shabaab Islamists attacked two hotels in the centre of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, police said.
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Dozens Killed in Al Shabaab Fighting in Somalia, Attacks in Capital
Fighting in south Somalia between al Shabaab militants and government forces killed at least 24 people, while a rebel attack in the capital killed three Transport Ministry workers and a lawmaker, officials and the group said on Saturday.
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US Secretary of State John Kerry Makes Surprise Visit to Somali Capital
John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Somalia on Tuesday, the first US Secretary of State to visit the Horn of Africa nation that is struggling to rebuild after two decades of war and battling an Islamist insurgency by al Shabaab militants.
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6 Civilians Killed, 10 Injured In Somalia Hotel Attack
Six civilians were killed and 10 wounded in a six-hour siege by Islamist Al-Shabaab militants at a beachside hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, police said Saturday.
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4 Dead In Hotel Siege In Somalia: Report
At least four people were killed in an ongoing attack by Al-Shabaab militants who laid siege to a popular hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu overnight, a security agency official told AFP on Monday.
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At Least 12 Killed As Somalia Hotel Siege Enters Day 2: Report
At least 12 people were killed when al Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, seizing hostages whom authorities were still battling to free 24 hours later, an intelligence officer said on Saturday.
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9 People Killed In Suicide Attack On Mogadishu Hotel In Somali
At least nine people were killed in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday when a suicide bomber rammed a car into a hotel, police and witnesses said, in an attack claimed by militant Islamist group al Shabaab.
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Loud Explosions Heard In Somali Capital Mogadishu
Loud explosions and gunfire shook the Somali capital Mogadishu today, close to a busy road in the city centre, news agency AFP correspondent said.
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19 Dead In Somalia Shebab Restaurant Attack: Police
Somalia's Islamist Shebab militants killed at least 19 people when five gunmen detonated a bomb before storming a popular seaside restaurant in the capital Mogadishu, police said today.
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Swedish Citizens Get 11 Years In US Prison For Al Shabaab Support
Two Swedish citizens who US prosecutors said fought alongside the Islamist militant group al Shabaab in Somalia in battles to take control of the country's capital of Mogadishu were sentenced to 11 years in prison on Friday.
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Somali Islamists Warn Against 'Immoral Culture' at Hotels, Beaches
Islamist militants al Shabaab issued a warning against Somalis who frequent hotels, beaches and nightclubs in the capital Mogadishu, saying it will target men and women who engage in "immoral culture."
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'At Least 50 Dead' in Shebab Attack on African Union Base: Western Sources
At least 50 African Union soldiers are believed to have been killed and another 50 are missing after Shebab militants overran a military camp in southern Somalia on Tuesday, according to Western military officials.
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Shebab 'Storm African Union Base' In Somalia
Militants from Somalia's Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab group rammed a suicide car bomb into an African Union army base early Tuesday and stormed inside, an official and witness said.
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At Least 18 Killed in Somalia Bombings: Officials
At least 18 people were killed in Somalia on Saturday in two bomb attacks carried out by suspected Shebab militants in the south of the country and the capital Mogadishu, officials said.
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Al Shabaab Attack on Somali Hotel Kills At Least 13
The Somali militant Islamist group Al Shabaab attacked a Mogadishu hotel today, driving a car packed with explosives through the hotel gate and killing at least 13 people, a first responder and the rebel group said.
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Al Shabaab Attacks Hotels in Somali Capital, 6 Civilians Killed
At least six civilians and four militants were killed when al Shabaab Islamists attacked two hotels in the centre of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, police said.
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Dozens Killed in Al Shabaab Fighting in Somalia, Attacks in Capital
Fighting in south Somalia between al Shabaab militants and government forces killed at least 24 people, while a rebel attack in the capital killed three Transport Ministry workers and a lawmaker, officials and the group said on Saturday.
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US Secretary of State John Kerry Makes Surprise Visit to Somali Capital
John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Somalia on Tuesday, the first US Secretary of State to visit the Horn of Africa nation that is struggling to rebuild after two decades of war and battling an Islamist insurgency by al Shabaab militants.
