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At least 11 killed in Somalia hotel attack: police

The building was badly hit, the explosion was very big, and I saw the bodies of 11 people carried away, said police officer Abulrahman Ali. There were very many wounded people too, many of them seriously.. By (AFP/File)

Mogadishu (AFP) - Somalia's Shebab insurgents killed at least 11 people and wounded several others Friday in an attack on a Mogadishu hotel while senior government officials were inside, police said.

"The building was badly hit, the explosion was very big, and I saw the bodies of 11 people carried away," said police officer Abulrahman Ali.

"There were very many wounded people too, many of them seriously."

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