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| 20 killed after militants storm UN compound in Somalia |
| 2013-06-19 |
| Seven al-Qaida-linked militants on a suicide mission attacked the U.N. compound Wednesday with a truck bomb and then poured inside, killing at least 13 people before dying in the assault. At least three foreigners were slain during the raid in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, where the United Nations expanded its presence this year, about 18 months after Islamic insurgents were pushed from the seaside city. The militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack, calling the U.N. "a merchant of death." African Union forces expelled al-Shabab from Mogadishu in August 2011, ending years of daily violence that had caused the rest of the world to shun the capital for two decades. After the ouster of al-Shabab, the international community had started trickling back into the capital, and the U.N. began moving in its personnel from Kenya, a process that accelerated in recent weeks. Wednesday's attack, however, underscores the fragile security situation and will force the U.N. and embassies to review safety plans and decide if they have the resources to withstand a sustained assault from al-Shabab. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #2 I see our Cryptic Idiot has returned |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-06-19 21:30 |
| #1 Watch : Mogadishu - Bizness District - Presidential Palace - Embassies Row - Belgium / Europe - Hello - Planes Reside Visit Shaba from |
| Posted by: Grereck White2494 2013-06-19 19:57 |