Somali security forces end al-Shabaab siege at Mogadishu hotel

A section of the Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Shabaab militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, 20 August, 2022 REUTERS - STRINGER

Somali security forces ended the siege by al-Shabaab militants at Hayat hotel in Mogadishu late Saturday, 30 hours after it began. At least 21civilians were killed and 117 wounded after the bomb and gun attack, according to Health Minister Ali Haji Adan. Updated 14h29

"The security forces have ended the siege now and the gunmen are dead, we've had no incoming gunfire from the building in the past hour," the commander told AFP on condition of anonymity.