Militant group al Shabaab say they were targeting military officials in the hotel. FMTNews Somali
Somali security forces guard the SYL hotel which was attacked by al-Shabab Islamic extremist rebels.
“We are behind the Galkayo blast, it was a martyrdom suicide car bomber that targeted military officials who had a meeting in that place. A local military officer said on Saturday that in addition to those killed, dozens more were wounded.
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