Somali forces have ended the siege at an upscale hotel in the country's capital Mogadishu. At least 21 people are confirmed to have died in the 30-hour ordeal and many hostages were freed.
Security forces have ended a siege by al Qaeda-linked militants at a hotel in Somalia's capital in which more than 20 people were killed and dozens injured, authorities said on Sunday.
Mortar shells struck residential neighbourhoods near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday shortly after parliament convened to approve the country's recently appointed cabinet..
Anguished parents rushed to the scene of the attack, which severely damaged the school building, with injured students taken to hospitals around the city.