Day-Long Bomb And Gun Attack By Three Al Shabaab Militants In Central Mogadishu Ends With 29 Civilians Killed

Reuters: Somali militant siege ends, at least 29 civilians dead

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali government troops shot dead three Islamist militants holed up in a building in central Mogadishu on Friday, police said, ending a day-long bomb and gun attack that killed at least 29 civilians.

Islamist al Shabaab fighters launched the assault with a suicide car bomb outside the Maka Al-Mukarama hotel on Thursday evening, destroying other structures, igniting a huge fire and leaving people wounded in the rubble.

The militants - who are fighting to overthrow the Western-backed government - fled to a neighboring building and opened fire on special forces and other soldiers sent to flush through out throughout Friday.

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More News On Today's Terror Attack In Central Mogadishu

The Latest: Siege in Somali capital ends, attackers killed -- AP
Somali forces end day-long Mogadishu siege -- BBC
Deadly siege in Somalia's capital ends, attackers killed -- ABC News/AP
Siege ends after deadly Al Shabaab attack in central Mogadishu -- France 24
Gun Battle in Somali Capital Ends in Death of Shabab Attackers -- The New York Times
Somalia: Many killed in al-Shabab attack in Mogadishu -- Al Jazeera

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