Somalia Bombing Leaves 12 Dead, Damages Chinese Embassy
Damage follwing a bamb attack at the gate of the Jazeera hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, on July 26, 2015.
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Somali militants detonated a car bomb at a hotel in the capital, killing at least 12 people including a Chinese national and damaging China’s embassy.
The al-Qaeda-linked Islamist-militant group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the Sunday afternoon attack on the Jazeera Palace Hotel near Mogadishu’s airport, frequented by government officials and aid workers.