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| Mortar attack on MPs in Somalia | Mortar attack on MPs in Somalia |
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| At least eight people have died in a day of violence in Somalia which saw mortars fired at MPs meeting for the first time since August. | |
| 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. | 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. |
| A separate roadside bomb killed at least five people, officials say. | A separate roadside bomb killed at least five people, officials say. |
| Hard-line Islamist groups are battling Somalia's UN-backed government, which only controls a few parts of Mogadishu. | Hard-line Islamist groups are battling Somalia's UN-backed government, which only controls a few parts of Mogadishu. |
| The BBC's Mohamed Olad Hassan says the mortar attack spread fear among MPs but they carried on debating. | |
| He says the parliament is a thick, concrete building protected by hundreds of government troops - so the MPs were not in as much danger as people outside the compound. | |
| Earlier this month, a suicide bomber killed three ministers at a ceremony for newly graduated doctors. | 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. | 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. | 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. |