'Massive explosion' hits Mogadishu hotel

[rangerrebew]

 
'Massive explosion' hits Mogadishu hotel
By AFP     29 mins ago in World

A huge blast rocked a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, followed by heavy machinegun fire, said an AFP photographer at the scene.

"There is heavy fire going on inside the hotel, it started after the massive explosion but we cannot know what is going on," Abdihafid Mudey, who lives near the hotel, told AFP.

Several security sources confirmed to AFP that an attack was under way without giving further details.

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[livius]

Just another Ramadan celebration...

One of the things that all of the Islamist franchises have realized is that hitting their countries' tourist or business travel infrastructure does massive damage to that country's economy.

[r9etb]

Just another Ramadan celebration...

One of the things that all of the Islamist franchises have realized is that hitting their countries' tourist or business travel infrastructure does massive damage to that country's economy.

Not sure that "tourist infrastructure" and "Somalia" belong in the same thought....  According to the article, however, "The Naasa Hablood hotel in southern Mogadishu is often used by politicians and members of the Somali diaspora visiting the city."

[livius]

This would be their business infrastructure, since what few business travelers the country has probably stay there. But the tourist sites are why they have hit entertainment venues, why they were casing Disney, and why they've hit hotels and tourist sites in Egypt.