MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Islamist militants hurled grenades at the gate of a hotel in central Somalia on Thursday then opened fire as they burst into the building used by Somali soldiers and Djiboutian African Union peacekeepers, residents said.
Militant group al Shabaab said it was behind the attack in the town of Bulobarde, their second assault on the hotel in four months.
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