Three Kenyans killed as death toll in Somali hotel attack hits 26

Police officer Major Mohamed Abdi earlier told Reuters that security forces had ended the overnight attack. [Courtesy]

The death toll from the attack on a hotel in Somalia’s port city of Kismayu has risen to 26, with three Kenyans, Americans, a Briton and Tanzanians among the dead, Jubbaland region’s president said on Saturday.

A presidential candidate for upcoming regional elections was also killed in the assault by four militants, Jubbaland President Ahmed Mohamed said in a statement. At least two journalists and a UN agency staff member were also reported to have been killed.