<span style="color: #222222;">In Somalia, the death toll in a string of explosions in capital Mogadishu has risen to 53, with over 100 injured. Armed militants had, on Friday, exploded four car bombs outside a hotel in the capital and stormed the building. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">After the three explosions in front of the hotel, a fourth blast hit as medics attempted to rescue the injured.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The country's extremist rebel group, al-Shabab, had claimed responsibility for the attacks. Somali hospital and police sources said, the death toll could rise further as many are critically injured.</span>