 (SomaliNet) Mortars have slammed into the main Mogadishu airport in Somalia capital on Thursday but caused no casualty – interim government and Ethiopian forces are based at the airport. Unidentified gunmen presumably supporters of the ousted Islamic Courts Union have fired three mortar shells into airport; one of the rounds hit the runway. No group has claimed the responsibility of the latest attack. Mohamed Ahmed Siad, the director of the airport told the local media that the attack caused no casualty. “One of the mortar shells hit the airfield causing a little damage on the runway,” he said. Two airplanes of African Airways and Air Djibouti were at the airport at the time of the attack, while one of the planes was taking off. |