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Newshour: 20/08/2022 12:06 GMT: At least 12 died in hotel attack by Al-Shabab in Somalia’s capital

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20/08/2022 12:06 GMT

20/08/2022 12:06 GMT: At least 12 died in hotel attack by Al-Shabab in Somalia’s capital

At least 12 died in hotel attack by Al-Shabab in Somalia’s capital

BBC World Service - Newshour, At least 12 died in hotel attack by Al-Shabab in Somalia’s capital

Dozens of guests and staff members have been rescued

At least 12 people have been killed after al-Shabab militants stormed a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Friday night. Police said attackers detonated two explosives outside the hotel before entering the building and opening fire. 

Also in the programme: Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said UN officials will be granted permission to visit and inspect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear complex; South Africa's Zulus have a new king - but not all of them accept the monarch; and we mark the 40 years of the Compact Disc.  

(Photo: Unidentified attackers seize control of hotel in Mogadishu. Credit: Reuters.)

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