Witnesses reported hearing gunfire and explosions at the hotel. The attack ended at around 2am (2300 GMT), police said, after a fierce gunfight between security forces and the militants, all of whom were killed during the battle. The assault, for which Al Shabaab claimed responsibility, began just before 8pm (1700 GMT) on Friday when seven attackers stormed the Pearl Beach hotel, a popular spot at Lido beach along Mogadishu's coastline. Three brave members of the security forces were martyred," the Somali Police Force said in a statement, adding that 84 people were rescued from the premises. "Six civilians were martyred in the attack. The rebels, affiliated with al Qaeda, have been waging an insurgency against the internationally backed federal government for more than 15 years and have often targeted hotels, which tend to host high-ranking Somali and foreign officials.
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