Dead after attack on Somali hotel

At least eight people have been slain in an attack on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

The police and the perpetrators end up after storming into a firefight. The perpetrators had machine guns at them, said agents. The hotel Sahafi it is attacked, is often frequented by foreigners and government employees.

Fighters of al- Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack. That terror group has already committed several attacks in Mogadishu.