<span style="color: #222222;">In Somalia, 26 people have been killed by Al-Shabaab militants in an attack on a hotel in southern part of the country today. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The victims include prominent Somali politicians and several foreigners. More than 50 people were also wounded. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Witnesses said among those killed was Hodan Nalayeh, a prominent Somali-Canadian journalist. Her husband Farid was also killed in the attack.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' BBC reports that regional politicians and clan elders were inside the hotel discussing a forthcoming regional election when the attack began. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A presidential candidate for the election was also killed in the siege.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' <br />'' </span><br />