Al-Shabab hits Somalia's Hotel Ambassador
MOGADISHU, 2 Jun - (ANA) - Somali authorities say at least 16 people have been killed and 55 more wounded in a car bomb and gun attack on a hotel in the centre of Mogadishu. Sporadic gunfire could still be heard on Thursday, a day after the attack on Hotel Ambassador. Al-Shabaab, the anti-government group affiliated with al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attack. Two legislators were among the dead."So far we have confirmed that 16 people, mostly civilians, died and 55 others were injured," Major Nur Mohamed, a police officer, told Reuters news agency on Thursday. He said gunfire had died down at the hotel, adding: "We suspect the roof top is not safe. Security forces are inside from the first to fourth floor." Government forces have blocked off all the main roads near the hotel. Reuters witnesses said intermittent gunfire could still be heard at the Hotel Ambassador, a five-storey building which has been extensively damaged. Relatives were gathering at hospitals and at the hotel searching for loved ones, with some people believed trapped inside.(ANA)

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