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Mortar attack on MPs in Somalia Mortar attack on MPs in Somalia
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At least 10 people have died after mortars were fired at Somali MPs meeting in Mogadishu for the first time since August.At least 10 people have died after mortars were fired at Somali MPs meeting in Mogadishu for the first time since August.
Witnesses say at least three civilians died as government forces hit back with shells, and one hit a radio station. Nobody was killed in the attack on parliament but witnesses say three civilians died as government forces hit back and a shell hit a radio station.
Hardline Islamist groups are battling Somalia's UN-backed government, which only controls a few parts of Mogadishu. A separate roadside bomb killed at least five people, officials say.
A suicide bomber killed three ministers at a graduation this month, although al-Shabab rebels deny responsibility. Hard-line Islamist groups are battling Somalia's UN-backed government, which only controls a few parts of Mogadishu.
Earlier this month, a suicide bomber killed three ministers at a ceremony for newly graduated doctors.
Rebels from the al-Shabab group have denied carrying out that attack but have been behind other suicide attacks on government targets.
They are accused of links to al-Qaeda.
Somalia has not had a functioning national government since 1991.Somalia has not had a functioning national government since 1991.