Posted on 03/27/2015 9:33:13 AM PDT by Truth29
Seven people have been killed in an attack on a hotel popular with government officials in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, officials say. The African Union mission to Somalia, AMISOM, confirmed to Al Jazeera that there had been an explosion followed by gunfire at the Makka al-Mukarama hotel on Friday. An AMISOM spokesman said al-Shabab fighters got out of a car that then exploded. The armed men then entered the hotel and gunfire was heard. The fighters took hostages, the spokesman added.
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A hotel in Somalia?
The attack was likely part of room service.
Why would anyone book a hotel room in Somalia? That’s beyond being adventurous.
“adventure tours” ??
Just guessing, but I had the same thought
Government officials probably paid for by Western aid funds?
Many newlyweds will reconsider spending their honeymoon in Somalia.
If they do insist on having a Somalian adventure, they can always go to Minnesota.
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