Alshabaab militia attack hotel killing at least 15 people.

Al-Shabab I militants have attacked a hotel in killing at least 15 people in Somali capital, Mogadishu.

Photo of hotel curtsey of CNN

Gunmen used two car bombs to blast their way into the Sahafi hotel compound before storming the building.
One MP and the general who led the 2011 offensive that pushed Alshabaab away from
Mogadishu was among the victims.

African Union troops and government forces say they have regained control .
The hotel is popular with Somalia's members of parliament.