The security forces took control of the restaurant just before dawn, said Capt. Mohammed Hussein, speaking from the scene of the attack in Mogadishu.
It was not clear whether Hussein's report of more than 20 killed included the assailants. Islamic holy warrior group al-Shabaab
... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
grabbed credit for the attack, in a broadcast on its online radio late Thursday.
Volunteers carried bodies from the scene of the attack early Friday.