At Least 20 Dead in Twin Al-Shabaab Bomb Attacks in Somalia
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Two bomb blasts in Somalia’s capital carried out by an al-Qaeda-linked militant group left at least 20 people dead, including two members of parliament and the deputy mayor of Mogadishu.
A car bomb exploded on Friday at the Central Hotel in Mogadishu and then a suicide-bomber came into the compound and detonated his explosives, police captain Mohamed Aloley said in an interview at the scene. Mohamed Aden, another police officer, said by phone that at least 20 people have been confirmed dead, and more than 30 injured.