By AFPMore by this AuthorMOGADISHU,At least 10 people have been killed in an overnight battle in Somalia's capital Mogadishu that began with a car bombing by the Al-Shabaab jihadist group, security officers said midday Friday, as sporadic shooting continued. Other fighters from the Al-Qaeda-linked group stormed inside a building housing a restaurant, where they were ringed by police. 16 HOURSFighting continues, with Al-Shabaab gunmen boasting of thwarting attempts to storm their positions, more than 16 hours after the attack began. Al-Shabaab insurgents said the bombing was aimed at killing senior officials staying in the Maka Al-Mukarama hotel. Al-Shabaab fighters fled the fixed positions they once held in Mogadishu in 2011, and have since lost many of their strongholds.

Source: Daily Nation March 01, 2019 12:56 UTC