Blast at hotel in Somalia capital Mogadishu injures 28

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At least 28 people were injured in an explosion on Sunday (Aug 16) at a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, the head of a local ambulance ...

Paramedics and civilians carry an injured person on a stretcher at Madina hospital after a blast at the Elite Hotel in Lido beach in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Aug 16, 2020. MOGADISHU: At least 28 people were injured in an explosion on Sunday at a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, the head of a local ambulance service said, while a witness said he heard gunfire after the blast at the Elite Hotel in Lido beach.

A witness, Ahmed Ali, told Reuters:"I heard a huge blast at the hotel, gunfire followed, and then clouds of smoke." Aamin ambulance service head Abdikadir Abdirahman said at least 28 people had been hurt. The hotel is frequented by many government officials, government workers and people from the Somali diaspora."So far we know 28 people are injured, we transported them before exchange of gunfire begun," he told Reuters.

 

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