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Somalia

Somali suicide blast kills 31

AT LEAST 31 PEOPLE have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a hotel in Somali, including a number of Somali politicians. Members of militant group al-Shabab disguised themselves as government workers to attack the Muna Hotel. Al-Shabab, which has been linked to al-Qaeda, recently declared a “massive, final” war against “invaders”, the African Union troops deployed to Somalia to support government forces.

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