Get the Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf over there to set them straight. “Somali militants storm hotel, 31 reported dead,” by Ibrahim Mohamed for Reuters, August 24 (thanks to all who sent this in):
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Insurgents 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.
The hardline al Shabaab Islamists who have been fighting for three years to oust the fragile Western-backed “transitional government,” and control most of the city, claimed the attack.
The Information Ministry said the 31 dead included six members of parliament and five government security personnel.
“The blood of the dead is leaking out of the hotel,” said Information Minister Abdirahman Osman….