

Police officers stand guard near Hayat Hotel, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack, in Mogadishu, Somalia August 21, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar


A view shows the ruins of a section of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack, in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar


A Somali security officer walks past a section of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar


A view of the outside of the Hayat Hotel after an Al Qaeda linked Al Shabaab attack which lasted over 30 hours and left many dead and scores injured in Mogadishu, Somalia August 21, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar


Police and military officials comb the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack, in Mogadishu, Somalia August 21, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar


Police and military staff stand outside the Hayat Hotel in the aftermath of an Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab attack which lasted over 30 hours and left many dead and injured in Mogadishu, Somalia August 21, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar


A view of the outside of the Hayat Hotel after an Al Qaeda linked Al Shabaab attack which lasted over 30 hours and left many dead and injured in Mogadishu, Somalia August 21, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar


Somali security officers are seen on the rooftop at a section of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar


A view shows the ruins of a section of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar


Somali security officers are seen at a section of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar


A general view shows a deserted street near the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack at Hotel Hayat in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar


Somali security officers drive past a section of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar


FILE PHOTO: A view shows the ruins of a section of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack, in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo


Somali security officers drive past a section of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar


Somali security officers cordon-off a section of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar


People walk as an ambulance drives along a street near the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack at Hotel Hayat in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar


A general view shows the exterior section of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar


A general view shows a section of the Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
At least 21 killed in Somalia hotel siege, many hostages freed