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At least 32 people have been killed and 63 others injured in an attack on a hotel on Lido Beach in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu. Security forces rushed to the scene on Friday night following reports of an explosion and gunfire. Al-Qaeda-linked militants, al-Shabaab, were heard claiming responsibility for the attack through their radio system. Its reported one of their fighters died after detonating a suicide bomb. The state-owned Somali National News Agency said security forces had “neutralised the attackers”, while police spokesperson Major Abdifatah said one soldier was killed and the r…

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