33 Die In Al-Shabaab Hotel Assault

Al-Shabaab militants attacked a hotel in Kismayo on Somalia’s southern coast killing at least 33 people, reports the Voice of America News. On Friday evening, the militants detonated a car bomb at the entrance to the Asasey Hotel during a meeting of regional politicians and clan elders ahead of an upcoming regional election. The fighters then stormed the building, launching an hours-long battle with security forces. Two journalists, a presidential candidate for the upcoming...