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Gunmen stormed an upscale beachfront hotel in Somalia’s capital Sunday after a car bomb detonated outside, according to reports.An explosion was heard outside the Elite Hotel in Lido Beach in the Somalia capital Mogadishu, police spokesman Sadik Ali confirmed to Reuters. Gunmen then stormed the building frequented by government officials, government workers and people from the diaspora.At least five people have died, a government security official called Ahmed Omar told AFP news agency. He did not clarify whether they were killed by bullets or the blast...."The death toll can increase because the blast was massive and there is a hostage situation involved," Ahmed Omar said, adding that the attack resembled those carried out by Al-Shabaab militants.
