The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. March 23, 2018 Somalia: Al-Shabab Bombing in Mogadishu Kills 18 ------------------------------------------------ In Somalia, at least 18 people were killed Thursday, after a massive car bomb ripped through a hotel near the Parliament building in the capital Mogadishu. The militant group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes on the heels of similar bombings, including a double bomb attack late last month that left 45 people dead. .