Extremist group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for two explosions Wednesday that rocked the Somali capital of Mogadishu, killing at least 10 people and injuring another 30.
Attackers detonated a truck bomb outside the gates of the Dayah Hotel -- which is near the country's Parliament building and popular with lawmakers and government officials -- before storming inside, Somali police Maj. Ahmed Ibrahim told CNN.
A second truck exploded nearby 15 minutes later, Ibrahim said. Somali security forces kill five attackers.
The explosion of a truck bomb leaves destruction Wednesday in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.
Ali Hajji, the head nurse at the nearby Hayad hospital, said the death toll is likely to rise.
Al-Shabaab, an al Qaeda-linked terror group that seeks to turn the country into a fundamentalist Islamic state, has carried out repeated attacks against the government and military targets.
One of the world's poorest countries, Somalia descended into civil war after dictator Siad Barre's ouster in 1991.
Rival clan leaders and extremist groups such as Al-Shabaab took advantage of the power vacuum, growing in size and strength.
Why Al-Shabaab is a growing threat
The group has seen its power wane in recent years, thanks in part to an African Union coalition dedicated to peacekeeping in the country.
But Mogadishu is subject to attacks on a frequent basis. Most recently, a car bomb killed 20 people in December.
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