MOGADISHU—Somali forces have ended a deadly siege at a hotel in the capital Mogadishu which saw more than 20 people killed and dozens of hostages freed, authorities said on Sunday.
Elite armed forces in the Horn-of-Africa nation battled al Qaeda-linked terrorists for 30 hours, after the terrorists blasted and shot their way into the Hayat Hotel on Friday evening.
“We have confirmed so far 21 dead people and 117 others injured,” Ali Haji, the minister for health, told national broadcaster SNTV.
“It is possible there were corpses that were not taken to hospitals but buried by relatives. The death toll and the casualties are based on the figure taken to hospitals,” the minister added….