Nine killed in extremist attack on Mogadishu beach hotel

Somalis stand stand outside the destroyed Pearl Beach hotel (AP)

Nine people, including three soldiers, have been killed in an extremist attack on a popular beachside hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

Police said 10 other people were wounded while 84 people were rescued after the assault that began on Friday evening at the Pearl Beach hotel, ending early on Saturday morning.