15 people have been killed after Al-Shabab Islamist militants attacked a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
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Gunmen used a vehicle packed with explosives to blast their way into the Sahafi hotel compound before storming the building.
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.