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| Somalia attack: Al-Shabab targets diplomat in Mogadishu | |
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| A military vehicle escorting a United Arab Emirates' diplomatic convoy was hit by a car bomb in Somalia's capital, killing at least 12 people, police say. | A military vehicle escorting a United Arab Emirates' diplomatic convoy was hit by a car bomb in Somalia's capital, killing at least 12 people, police say. |
| The UAE ambassador survived the suicide attack as he was riding in a bullet-proof land cruiser vehicle, the BBC's Mohamed Moalimu reports from Mogadishu. | The UAE ambassador survived the suicide attack as he was riding in a bullet-proof land cruiser vehicle, the BBC's Mohamed Moalimu reports from Mogadishu. |
| The militant Islamist group al-Shabab says it carried out the attack, to target "a foreign enemy". | The militant Islamist group al-Shabab says it carried out the attack, to target "a foreign enemy". |
| Al-Shabab is battling Somalia's government for control of the country. | Al-Shabab is battling Somalia's government for control of the country. |
| On Sunday morning, a suicide car bomber and gunmen attacked a training centre for the national intelligence agency. | On Sunday morning, a suicide car bomber and gunmen attacked a training centre for the national intelligence agency. |
| The militants have vowed to intensify attacks during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which began on Wednesday. | The militants have vowed to intensify attacks during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which began on Wednesday. |
| Who are Somalia's al-Shabab? | Who are Somalia's al-Shabab? |
| Why I left al-Shabab | Why I left al-Shabab |
| The shadowy centre helping former al-Shabab members quit | The shadowy centre helping former al-Shabab members quit |