U.S. Politics Headlines Somalias Islamist Shebab rebels carried out a major bomb and armed assault against the countrys presidential palace late Tuesday, penetrating the heavily-fortified complex before blowing themselves up. Officials said Somalias internationally-backed President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed were not inside the complex at the time and were both safe. Security sources said they were with guards from the African Unions 22,000-strong AMISOM force. A Shebab spokesman confirmed that the Al-Qaeda-linked group was behind the attack, and claimed their commandos had managed to seize the presidents office inside the presidential compound known as the Villa Somalia.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 20:52:44 +0000