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MOGADISHU, Somalia \u2014 Armed assailants attacked a Mogadishu hotel on Friday, leaving at least seven people dead, including a Somali ambassador, and seizing an unknown number of hostages, officials and witnesses said. The Shabab<\/a> militant Islamist group, which routinely targets government and business sites in the Somali capital, claimed responsibility.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The attack began when a suicide car bomber detonated explosives at a rear gate of the Maka al-Mukarama Hotel, which is popular with government officials and foreigners, around 4 p.m., witnesses said. Gunmen quickly overpowered security guards and took control of the hotel before an elite police antiterrorism unit stormed the hotel compound and rescued most of the hostages, said Mohamed Yusuf, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Security. As of Friday night, it was unclear how many hostages were still trapped inside the hotel.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe operation still continues,\u201d Mr. Yusuf said. \u201cMost of the hotel complex is under control and people have been rescued, and we will release detailed information once the operation is completed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Initial reports said at least seven people had been killed, although the exact number could not be independently verified. It was unclear how many of the dead were civilians and how many were militants. Among the victims was the Somali ambassador to Switzerland, Yusuf Mohamed Ismail, who died of wounds sustained in the attack, according to health officials.<\/p>\n

\u201cA big explosion erupted at the back door of the hotel,\u201d said one witness, Yasin Mohamed, who was staying near the hotel. He said he heard gunfire inside. \u201cI was shocked and frightened.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of the hotel guests managed to escape before the militants took over, while others jumped out the windows.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw a man jumping out of the window of the second floor and he fell to the ground,\u201d said Abdi Omar, another witness. \u201cHe was immediately taken by health workers to the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Shabab have carried out similar attacks, in the upscale Westgate mall<\/a>in Nairobi, Kenya, and at the United Nations compound in Mogadishu<\/a>, both in 2013.<\/p>\n

In February, 25 people were killed<\/a> at the Central Hotel, including government officials, and dozens were wounded, in an attack claimed by the Shabab.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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