Eight killed as extremist gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital

At least eight people have been killed and 14 injured as Somali security forces ended a siege by extremist fighters who stormed a hotel in the capital Mogadishu.

Four al-Shabab attackers were also killed in the attack on the Dayah hotel, which is often frequented by government officials, said Colonel Mohamoud Abdi, a senior Somali police officer.