Extremists storm government office in Somalia's capital; 5 dead

Attack on regional government in Mogadishu

In the Somali capital of Mogadishu, the seat of the regional government has become the target of an attack. Eleven people died, including all six attackers. The Islamist terrorist militia Al-Shabaab confessed to the offence. more Read the report at www.tagesschau.de

5 are dead after extremists stormed a government office in Somalia's capital

Al-Qaida-linked extremists stormed a regional government office in Mogadishu, the government said. An ambulance service transported 16 wounded people from the scene.(Image credit: Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP)

At least five killed in blast, attack near Mogadishu mayor's office in Somalia

Islamist fighters set off a bomb then stormed a government building in Somalia's capital on Sunday, killing at least five civilians, the ministry of information said. Attackers from the al Shabaab group charged into the block that houses the office of Mogadishu's mayor around noon and got caught in a firefight with security forces, the ministry and witnesses said. Security killed six of the militants and cleared the area by about 6pm local time

Extremists storm government office in Somalia's capital; 5 dead

Somalia's government says five civilians were killed when al-Qaida-linked extremists stormed a regional government office in the capital on Sunday.

Extremists storm govt office in Somalia's capital; 5 dead

Somalia’s government says five civilians were killed when al-Qaida-linked extremists stormed a regional government office in the capital on Sunday.The founder of the Aamin ambulance service, Abdulkadir Adan, told The Associated Press his team collected 16 wounded people from the scene. The al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility for the assault on the Banadir Regional Administration headquarters in Mogadishu.A staff member at the headqu…

At least 5 killed in blast, attack near Mogadishu mayor’s office

Attackers from the al-Shabab Islamist group set off a bomb then stormed the government building in Somalia’s capital and got caught in a firefight with security forces, the ministry and witnesses said.