Somalia, March 23 -- A Somali police officer says security forces have ended a siege by Islamic militants of a government building in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.

Capt. Mohamed Hussein confirmed that at least five people were killed in the siege that began Saturday morning, including the East African country's deputy minister of labor.

He said at least 10 other people were wounded in the attack that started with a suicide car bombing and then gunfire as five attackers stormed the Mogadishu building that houses the ministries of labor and public works.

The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

A Somali police officer says five people, including the country's deputy labor minister, have...