Somalia hotel siege: More than 20 die in al-Shabab attack

Somali security forces have said they rescued 106 people who were trapped inside a hotel that had been stormed by militants on Friday night. The BBC reported.

Twenty-one people are confirmed to have died in the 30-hour ordeal, the health ministry said. The fight to retake the hotel ended overnight, officials said. The BBC reports.

The attack started with explosions outside the hotel before the gunmen entered the building. ABC News reported.

Attackers had used the hostages "as human shields" slowing police efforts to end the "terrorist siege," Police Major Yasin Haji told CNN earlier.

Police had first cleared the first and top floors, while the gunmen held out on the middle two floors, he said. CNN reported.

Police believe the death toll is likely to rise as a search operation is underway to recover bodies from the debris. CNN reports.

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