At least four gunmen opened fire at nearby buildings after the powerful explosion, sparking clashes with hotel guards and local security forces
A damaged building is seen at the scene of a suicide car-bombing near a Mogadishu hotel on Feb. 28, 2019.A powerful explosion killed at least 11 people in the Somali capital Thursday, police said. An Islamic extremist group claimed that a Mogadishu hotel was the intended target, but a police officer said militants detonated a bomb while trying to assassinate a judge.
Two witnesses said the blast ripped off part of the roof of Omar’s house. The witnesses, shopkeeper Ahmed Mohamed and area resident Fatima Nur, reported hearing gunfire after the explosion and said smoke billowed from the site of the attack. Dozens of cars were on fire along Maka Almukarramah Road, which is in a busy part of Mogadishu where restaurants and hotels are located.
The militant group, which opposes Somalia’s federal government and wants to impose sharia law, has carried out many deadly attacks inside Somalia and elsewhere in the region, including in neighbouring Kenya.
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