The number of confirmed dead from a dual attack on a hotel in Mogadishu rose to 28 on Wednesday, according to the ambulance service in the Somali capital.<br /><br /> Militants from the Islamist group al Shabaab rammed a car bomb into the gate of the hotel.<br /><br /> A second explosion was caught on camera as security forces arrived and media gathered to film the aftermath of the first attack.<br /><br /> VIDEO: Footage of the bombing attack in Mogadishu which killed at least 28 people.https://t.co/6hG2T9LNNb— Conflict News (@Conflicts) January 25, 2017<br /><br /> More than 40 people were said to have been injured in the two blasts. <br /><br /> Politicians often stay at the Dayah hotel: about a dozen were wounded. A number of journalists were also among those hurt.<br /><br /> “I and other journalists were covering the scene of the blast when the second bomb exploded. I saw a lot of people lying on the ground dead and others wounded. The environment around the city has changed,” said one injured Somali journalist, named as Gurey.<br /><br /> A radio station close to al Shabaab said it was behind the attack.<br /><br /> Over the past two years a campaign by African Union troops and Somali forces have driven the militant group out of key urban strongholds, but it remains active from bases in rural areas.<br /><br /> Strongly condemn today’s attack at Dayax Hotel in #Mogadishu. Heartfelt condolences to the family & friends of all those caught up in it— David Concar (@DConcar) January 25, 2017<br />
