.....UPDATE: Al-Shabaab militants just claimed the responsibility of the attack on SYL Hotel which is just 650m away from @TheVillaSomalia, the #Somalia presidential palace in #Mogadishu.
— Horn Globe (@Horn_Globe) December 10, 2019
Casualties reported incl. gov't officials and politicians.
Heavy gunfire can be heard. pic.twitter.com/ykoxhySK8i