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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 minister added. | |
| Al-Shabab fighters entered the compound in the capital, Mogadishu, on Tuesday before being driven out by African Union (AU) 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 - have 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. | Al-Shabab said 14 government soldiers had been killed in the assault but government officials have not referred to this claim. |
| The raid started with a suicide bomber detonating a car at a barrier near the entrance to the compound, after which the militants attacked from two directions, correspondents say. | |
| At a press conference at the palace after the attack was repelled, Mr Mohamud said the government would not be intimidated by al-Shabab. | |
| "I say to them, you will not kill us, and nor will you demolish our spirit," he added. | |
| 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 parliament building, killing at least four people. |