9 militants dead after Mogadishu court assault

Published April 14th, 2013 - 01:57 GMT
African Union soldier looks out over the Indian Ocean in Mogadishu (AFP)
African Union soldier looks out over the Indian Ocean in Mogadishu (AFP)

All nine militants that attacked Mogadishu's Supreme Court on Sunday have been killed, AP reported.

Somalia's interior minister Abdikarim Hussein Guled told the agency that six attackers had detonated suicide vests at the complex in the Somali capital, whilst a further three gunmen had been shot and killed during running battle with security forces, that lasted for much of Monday afternoon.

Guled was unable to provide an accurate number of those killed during the assault.

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