Somalia: At least 6 dead in a car bomb attack

A car bomb exploded at a hotel in the central Somali town of Beledweyne on Tuesday in an attack that killed at least six people, including two prominent traditional elders, witnesses said.

The blast targeted the Cairo Hotel, which houses traditional leaders and military officers currently involved in coordinating the government’s offensive against the al-Shabab militant group.

The explosion sparked an intense gunfight as the attackers…