Six dead as al-Shabab storm hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia

Somalia’s Islamic extremist rebels, al-Shabab, stormed a hotel in the capital Mogadishu last night, killing at least six people and taking a number of hostages, police said.

The assault was continuing and some al-Shabab fighters remained in the Ambassador Hotel, according to police captain Mohamed Hussein.

The hotel is frequented by government officials and business executives.