Somali gunmen storm hotel, 31 reported dead

By Ibrahim Mohamed
MOGADISHU, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Gunmen in army uniforms stormed a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu frequented by government officials on Tuesday, killing at least 31 people including legislators, the government said.
Hardline al Shabaab Islamists linked to al Qaeda have been waging an insurgency for three years against the fragile Western-backed government, [...]