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A large explosion has rocked a hotel in the centre of the Somali capital Mogadishu and there is ongoing gunfire after what is suspected to be an al-Shabab attack.
According to BBC, the blast hit the Naso Hablod hotel, a mile from the city's airport.
There is no word on casualties. Reports say there may have been a second blast.
Al-Shabab Islamists frequently carry out attacks in the city in their bid to topple the Western-backed government.
"They started with a suicide bomb and then stormed in. Now they are inside and the heavy exchange of gunfire continues," police spokesman Maj Nur Farah told Reuters news agency.
According to BBC, the blast hit the Naso Hablod hotel, a mile from the city's airport.
There is no word on casualties. Reports say there may have been a second blast.
Al-Shabab Islamists frequently carry out attacks in the city in their bid to topple the Western-backed government.
"They started with a suicide bomb and then stormed in. Now they are inside and the heavy exchange of gunfire continues," police spokesman Maj Nur Farah told Reuters news agency.
