Gunmen attack hotel in Mogadishu

Published June 25, 2016 5:05pm ET



A group of gunmen took guests hostage at a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, the nation’s capital city, after storming the building on Saturday, according to reports. According to the Associated Press, police subdued the attackers after an hours-long siege in which at least 14 people were killed.

According to Fox News, a suicide bomb went off at the entrance of the Nasa-Nablod hotel in the capital city, followed up by a second explosion and gunfire as the attackers attempted to take hold of the hotel. Police reported that at least four bodies were seen outside the hotel, while the number of hostages taken is unknown.

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