Blast heard at a hotel in Somalia capital Mogadishu: witness
Source: Reuters, 16 August 2020
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A blast was heard on Sunday at the Elite Hotel in Lido beach in the Somalia capital Mogadishu, followed by gunfire, a witness told Reuters.
“I heard a huge blast at the hotel, gunfire followed, and then clouds of smoke,” Ahmed Ali said.
Police spokesman Sadik Ali confirmed there had been an explosion, adding: “We shall update you later.”
Reporting by Abdi Sheikh; Writing by Omar Mohammed; Editing by David Goodman
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