Somalia hotel siege ends; U.N. diplomat, 19 others killed

By Omar Nor and Faith Karimi, CNN

Updated 2304 GMT (0704 HKT) March 28, 2015

Security guards stand at the Makka Al Mukarama hotel, which was the site of a car bomb and gunbattle Friday, March 27, in Mogadishu, Somalia. Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.
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Security guards stand at the Makka Al Mukarama hotel, which was the site of a car bomb and gunbattle Friday, March 27, in Mogadishu, Somalia. Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.
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An injured youth is carried away from the scene of the attack.
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An injured youth is carried away from the scene of the attack.
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A man stands near the wreckage of the vehicle that carried the bomb, which was detonated at the hotel's gate.
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A man stands near the wreckage of the vehicle that carried the bomb, which was detonated at the hotel's gate.
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An injured man is carried away from the scene of the attack.
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An injured man is carried away from the scene of the attack.
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Security personnel stand guard at the hotel, which is popular with lawmakers, journalists and businesspeople.
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Security personnel stand guard at the hotel, which is popular with lawmakers, journalists and businesspeople.
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A wounded man after the bombing.
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A wounded man after the bombing.
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