Officials : Witnesses said the gunmen took the two blindfolded and bound hostages on foot towards Mogadishu 's Bakara market , a stronghold for Islamist insurgents fighting against the Somali government . 200,000 Somali citizens were on an official mission in the Somali capital . Eyewitnesses said a group of gunmen stormed into Bakara 's Sahafi hotel . Witnesses say they were taken to Mogadishu market , a stronghold for militants .
Officials : 200,000 Somali citizens were on an official mission in the Somali capital . Eyewitnesses said a group of gunmen stormed into Bakara 's Sahafi hotel . Witnesses say they were taken to Mogadishu market , a stronghold for militants .