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| Somali security chiefs sacked after al-Shabab attack | Somali security chiefs sacked after al-Shabab attack |
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| Somalia's police and intelligence chiefs have been sacked following militant Islamist group al-Shabab's assault on the presidential palace, a government minister has said. | Somalia's police and intelligence chiefs have been sacked following militant Islamist group al-Shabab's assault on the presidential palace, a government minister has said. |
| Three of the attackers were killed and a fourth captured, the presidency said. | Three of the attackers were killed and a fourth captured, the presidency said. |
| Al-Shabab entered the compound on Tuesday before being driven out by African Union and government forces. | Al-Shabab entered the compound on Tuesday before being driven out by African Union and government forces. |
| This was the second assault on the heavily fortified compound this year. | This was the second assault on the heavily fortified compound this year. |
| The police and intelligence heads - Abdihakim Saaid and Bashir Gobe respectively - had been replaced with immediate effect, said Information Minister Mustafa Dhuhulow. | The police and intelligence heads - Abdihakim Saaid and Bashir Gobe respectively - had been replaced with immediate effect, said Information Minister Mustafa Dhuhulow. |
| President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was not at the palace at the time of the attack. | President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was not at the palace at the time of the attack. |
| Al-Shabab said 14 government soldiers had been killed in the assault but government officials have not referred to this claim. | |
| Some 22,000 African Union troops are helping the UN-backed government battle al-Shabab, which wants to create an Islamic state. | Some 22,000 African Union troops are helping the UN-backed government battle al-Shabab, which wants to create an Islamic state. |
| Al-Shabab lost control of Mogadishu in 2011, but often carries out attacks in the city. | Al-Shabab lost control of Mogadishu in 2011, but often carries out attacks in the city. |
| The group has vowed to step up attacks during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. | The group has vowed to step up attacks during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. |
| On Saturday, a suicide car bomb exploded near the capital's parliament building, killing at least four people. | On Saturday, a suicide car bomb exploded near the capital's parliament building, killing at least four people. |