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At least 18 dead following Mogadishu blast

(28 Oct 2017) Police say the death toll is now 18 in an attack on a hotel in Somalia's capital, and a gunbattle continues between security forces and the few remaining extremists holed up inside. According to captain Mohamed Hussein says more than 30 people were wounded in Saturday's attack that began when a suicide car bomb exploded outside the gates of the Nasa-Hablod hotel. It is frequented by politicians and other members of Mogadishu's elite. A paramedic at the scene said a rescue operation was underway for those stuck under the rubble of buildings that were destroyed in the blasts. As night fell, sporadic gunfire could be heard as soldiers responded. A senior Somali police colonel and a former lawmaker were among the dead, Hussein said. The al-Shabab extremist group has claimed responsibility. The blast comes two weeks after more than 350 people were killed in a massive truck bombing on a busy Mogadishu street in the country's worst-ever attack. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...