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Somalia ministers killed by hotel suicide attack

Three government ministers are among the 19 people killed in a bomb explosion in Somalia.

The explosion took place at a graduation ceremony for university students, in the out-of-control capital, Mogadishu.

The UN-backed administration is in a bitter and violent confrontation with Islamic extremists, though there is still no confirmation of who exactly is responsible for this latest attack.

Will Ross reports.

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