Mystery Over 'Helicopter Attack On Somalia's Al-Shabab' -- BBCResidents of the southern Somali town of Merca say they witnessed an exchange of fire on Sunday between a helicopter and Islamist militants.
Al-Shabab, which controls the area and has links to al-Qaeda, said rockets from the helicopter narrowly missed killing some of its leaders.
The United States, which has previously targeted Islamist militants in Somalia, has said it was not involved.
Last year a US helicopter attack killed a senior member of al-Qaeda near Merca.
BBC East Africa correspondent Will Ross says if this was a failed attack on senior al-Shabab officials, perhaps it is not surprising that no-one is claiming to have carried out the mission.
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Update #1: Mystery airstrike as Somalia collapses -- UPI
Update #2: Somalia: militants panic in Merca -- Africa News
My Comment: The U.S. is very good at targeting Al Qaeda leaders .... so if they missed it is a surprise. But considering how many countries are now involved in Somalia, and with all of the different factions now at each others throats .... to isolate who was responsible for this attack will probably be next to impossible.
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