15 people have been killed after Al-Shabab Islamist militants attacked a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
Gunmen used a vehicle packed with explosives to blast their way into the Sahafi hotel compound before storming the building.
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Victims include at least one MP and the general who led the 2012 offensive that drove al-Shabab out of Mogadishu.
African Union troops and government forces say they have regained control of the hotel after a fierce gun battle.
