Tuesday, July 8, 2014

BREAKING NEWS: Somalia's Presidential Palace Under Attack

Members of Somalia's al-Shabab militant group parade during a demonstration to announce their integration with al Qaeda, in Elasha, south of the capital Mogadishu February 13, 2012. Reuters

Gunmen In Major Attack Somalia's Presidential Palace: Police -- Zee News

Mogadishu: Somalia's Islamist Shebab rebels launched a major bomb attack and armed assault against the country's presidential palace late Tuesday, penetrating the heavily-fortified complex and fighting a major gunbattle with security guards.

Security sources said Somalia's internationally-backed President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, was unharmed and safe with guards from the African Union's 22,000-strong AMISOM force.

"There was an attack on the presidential palace, with gunmen attacking a checkpoint at the rear of the compound," police officer Ali Hussein told AFP. "There was a major explosion and security forces are fighting them."

A Shebab spokesman said the Al-Qaeda-linked group was behind the attack, and claim their commandos had managed to seize the president's office inside the presidential compound known as the Villa Somalia.

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More News On Today's Attack On Somalia's Presidential Compound

Somali president's palace under attack from al-Shabab -- BBC
Somali presidential palace under al Shabaab militant attack -- Reuters
Al-Shabaab attack Somali presidential palace -- Al Arabiya
Al Shabaab Militants Attack Somali Palace -- SKY News
Fighting rages at Somali presidential palace -- Al Jazeera
Somalia's presidential palace under attack -- RTE
Gunmen in Major Attack Somalia's Presidential Palace -- Naharnet
Somalia Attack: Al-Shabab Reportedly Storms Presidential Palace In Mogadishu As Gunfire Erupts -- IBTimes

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