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    Five dead in Shabaab suicide car bomb at Somalia hotel

    At least five people were killed today when jihadists detonated a suicide car bomb outside a popular hotel close to the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.

    Five dead in Shabaab suicide car bomb at Somalia hotel
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    "We have confirmed five people killed including security guards", police officer Mohamed Abdulkadir said, adding that 10 others were wounded.

    The Al-Qaeda-aligned Shabaab jihadists claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they targeted the SYL hotel because it "is close to the presidential palace, and also home to apostates and unbelievers."

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