Several killed as jihadist group seizes hotel in Somali capital

Government forces retake Hayat in Mogadishu after it was overrun by al-Shabaab fighters

Somali forces have ended the siege at a hotel in the capital Mogadishu after it was overrun by Islamic extremist gunmen in one of the most deadly and high-profile attacks in recent years.

According to police and witnesses, at least 20 people are believed to have been killed and 40 wounded during the attack, which has been claimed by the al-Qaida-linked group al-Shabaab.