Massacre as Muslim Al-Shabaab extremists storm Mogadishu hotel

Remarkable scenes of hostages desperately attempting to escape their attackers have emerged from Somalia (pictured), where a suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-laden car at the gate of a Mogadishu hotel and at least four gunmen taken hostages inside the building following a furious shootout with police. Nine people were killed in the initial blast, while an unknown number of government hostages remain trapped inside the building amid sporadic exchanges of gunfire, officials have said. More here.