Somali minister among 15 killed in extremist attack on hotel

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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/at-least-14-killed-in-somalia-hotel-attack-police-say-ended/ar-AAhCiiR?ocid=ansmsnnews11

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A Somali Cabinet minister is among the 15 killed in an Islamic extremist attack on a hotel in the capital, police say.

Four attackers also died in the assault which was claimed by al-Shabab, Somalia's militant rebels who are allied to al-Qaida.

State Minister for the Environment, Buri Hamza, was among those killed, said Capt. Mohamed Hussein, a senior Somali police officer. Hamza died when his hotel room collapsed Saturday because of the powerful car bomb which extremists used to blast their way into the Nasa-Hablod Hotel.

At least 34 people were injured, according to police and hospital sources.

Mogadishu is the tourist capitol of the world... lol.