Somalia security forces end militant attack on hotel that killed 13

So far we know 13 people died. Many people have been rescued. The four attackers were shot dead. [Courtesy]

Somalia’s security forces on Saturday ended an overnight attack by the al Shabaab Islamist militant group on a hotel in the southern port city of Kismayu that killed at least 13, a police officer said.

“The operation is over,” police officer Major Mohamed Abdi told Reuters by telephone from Kismayu.