four killed as Nine gunmen storm hotel popular with government officials . Earlier , a suicide bomber detonated explosives-laden car at the hotel gates . Police surrounded the hotel but came under fire from Al-Shabaab gunmen . Somalia 's al Qaeda-linked group has claimed responsibility for the attack . There remains an unknown number of hostages trapped inside the building .
Nine killed as four gunmen storm hotel popular with government officials . Earlier , a suicide bomber detonated explosives-laden car at the hotel gates . Police surrounded the hotel but came under fire from Al-Shabaab gunmen . Somalia 's al Qaeda-linked group has claimed responsibility for the attack . There remains an unknown number of hostages trapped inside the building .