MOGADISHU: Multiple casualties have been reported in southern Somalia as a powerful explosion struck a popular hotel frequented by regional authorities.
The blast on Sunday was the result of a car bomb that targeted Nur Dob hotel in the town of Jowhar, according to senior officials who spoke to media after the attack on Sunday.
Several people were wounded including local authorities, among them the health minister of Hirshabelle state, the officials said.
Jowhar is the administrative centre of Hirshabelle state and is located 90 kilometres north of the national capital Mogadishu. –Agencies
