Death Toll in Mogadishu Blasts Up to 25

Authorities in Somalia say the death toll from two explosions near a Mogadishu hotel late Friday has risen to 25 people. Duniya Ali Mohamed of Media Hospital told VOA that eight of 34 people admitted to the hospital died of serious wounds sustained in the blasts. Three more bodies were pulled out from houses damaged by the massive car bombs near the SYL hotel. Nearly 60 others were wounded in the attack, in which gunmen also forced their way onto the hotel grounds and traded fire...

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