Islamic Militant group, Al-Shabab, has taken over Hayat hotel near the centre of the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
The terrorists first detonated two explosives outside the hotel and then opened fire.
Hayat hotel accommodates government employees, and eve the head of Somali intelligence services.
Nine people have been injured and carried away from the hotel, the head of Mogadishu’s Aamin ambulance services, Abdikadir Abdirahman told Reuters.