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The Somali government has fired two top security officials after\u00a0twin blasts and a siege left at least 27 people dead on Saturday.<\/p>\n

They came just two weeks after at least 358 people died in another attack, one of the deadliest ever to hit Mogadishu.<\/p>\n

Police chief Abdihakin Dahir Saiid and the director of national intelligence, Abdillahi Mohamed Sanbaloosh, were both removed from office on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The decision came after an emergency cabinet meeting, Somali officials say.<\/p>\n

The Islamist militant group al-Shabab says it carried out Saturday’s bombings.<\/p>\n

Police say three militants were captured alive and two others blew themselves up during the attack.<\/p>\n

The siege started on Saturday afternoon after a car bomb was driven into the Nasahablod Two hotel. A few minutes later, a second car bomb targeted the former parliament house nearby.<\/p>\n

Sporadic gunfire continued inside the hotel throughout the night, witnesses said. Police said the siege lasted almost 12 hours.<\/p>\n

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Al-Shabab – with has links with al-Qaeda – denies having any involvement in the 14 October attack.<\/p>\n

The militants say they targeted the hotel on Saturday because it was frequented by security officials and politicians.<\/p>\n

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The dead included at least 12 policemen. Many more people were injured.<\/p>\n

Provincial leaders, police and intelligence officials were gathering for a meeting with the government to agree on a joint strategy against al-Shabab, due to take place on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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