MOGADISHU, Somalia — The death toll from a car bomb and gun attack on a hotel in Somalia rose to 26 on Saturday, officials said.

A former politician and two prominent Somali journalists were among the dead. One of the journalists was identified as Hodan Nalayeh, a well known Canadian-Somali who was lauded as a hero and an inspiration to fellow Somalis.

Three Kenyans, three Tanzanians, two Americans and a Briton also died in Friday’s attack, according to Ahmed Mohamed Islam, the president of the Jubbaland region where the attack took place.

The attack in the southern port city of Kismayo targeted the Asasey Hotel, which is popular with politicians and Somali expatriates.