Several Dead in Somalia Parliament Attack: Police, Witnesses

Mogadishu: Several people have been killed, including at least four attackers, in an ongoing Shebab rebel assault against Somalia's parliament, police and witnesses said Saturday.

Police official Mohamed Mumin Ali said four Shebab fighters had been confirmed dead. AFP reporters at the scene also counted four dead security guards, adding that a number people had also been wounded.

They said gunfire could be heard coming from inside the parliament complex.