Somalia: Al Shabaab Rebels Say They Carried Out Deadly Mogadishu Attack

Al-Qaeda linked al Shabaab rebels says they carried out the suicide car bomb attack in the Hotel Muna in Hamarweine district in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, on Wednesday which killed at least 15 people and wounded 20 more including six members of parlaiment.

The bomber detonated the vehicle at a small cafe where people had gathered to drink tea. The café, which is close to a hotel once popular with officials located in the heart of the government district, is also a favourite with government officials.

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