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| Somalia attack: Al-Shabab 'kills 30' at AU military base | Somalia attack: Al-Shabab 'kills 30' at AU military base |
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| At least 30 people have been killed after gunmen attacked an African Union military base in southern Somalia, witnesses say. | At least 30 people have been killed after gunmen attacked an African Union military base in southern Somalia, witnesses say. |
| A suicide car bomber drove into the main gates of the base in Leego, along the main road connecting the capital, Mogadishu and the city of Baidoa. | A suicide car bomber drove into the main gates of the base in Leego, along the main road connecting the capital, Mogadishu and the city of Baidoa. |
| The militant Islamist group al-Shabab says its fighters have taken control of the base but this is not confirmed. | The militant Islamist group al-Shabab says its fighters have taken control of the base but this is not confirmed. |
| Al-Shabab is battling Somalia's government for control of the country. | Al-Shabab is battling Somalia's government for control of the country. |
| The base is manned by Burundian soldiers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom), which has more than 20,000 troops in the country, AFP news agency reports. | |
| Amisom confirmed on its Twitter account that an attack was ongoing. |