Al-Shabab attacks Somali parliament complex

The armed group al-Shabab launched an assault on the Somali
parliament in Mogadishu, setting off a car bomb and storming the complex
in an attack which killed at least 10 people.


Fighters on Saturday set off a car bomb outside the main gates and
hit a guard post and with a suicide blast, before launching a gun
assault on the compound.


African Union and Somali forces said the assault lasted four hours
before the area brought under control. Witnesses told Al Jazeera that at
least 10 people were killed.


Abdulaziz Abu Musab, al-Shabab's military spokesman, told the Reuters
news agency: "The so-called Somali parliament is a military zone. Our
fighters are there to carry out a holy operation. We shall issue a
comprehensive report after the conclusion of the operation."



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