Sources for the death toll spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to speak to reporters
President Trump has approved expanded military operations against the extremist group al-Shabab
The Indian-flagged ship was on a voyage from Dubai to Yemen when it was hijacked
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack
A vehicle rammed through a checkpoint on Tuesday and was fired on by security forces before it exploded outside hotel
Al-Shabab is waging an insurgency against Somalia's weak UN-backed government to establish an Islamic emirate
Police suspects hand of al-Shabab behind the attack
Al-Shabab, that claimed responsibility for the blast wants to establish an Islamic emirate in the country based on a strict form of Islam
An attack on another Mogadishu hotel and public garden in February killed at least nine civilians
The attack began when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the Ambassador Hotel's gates