At least 15 people were killed and 51 others woundedAt least 15 people were killed and 51 others wounded early Wednesday in a car bomb and gun attack on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu. /CFP Photo

Witnesses said the attackers used a vehicle laden with explosives to blast their way into the hotel and once inside they started shooting. /CFP Photo

The attack took place at the Dayah Hotel, where some members of parliament were thought to be staying. /CFP Photo

Islamist group al-Shabaab, which controlled much of Somalia including Mogadishu until 2011, claimed responsibility for the attack. /CFP Photo

Somali security minister Abdirizak Omar Mohamed said the four attackers had been killed by security forces. /CFP Photo