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Mortar attack on Mogadishu mosque Mortar attack on Mogadishu mosque
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At least 14 people are reported to have been killed in a mortar attack on a mosque in the Somali capital Mogadishu.At least 14 people are reported to have been killed in a mortar attack on a mosque in the Somali capital Mogadishu.
The deaths came on the third day of fighting between government forces and Islamist tribal groups.The deaths came on the third day of fighting between government forces and Islamist tribal groups.
Radical Islamist guerrillas such as al-Shabab group have sworn to topple the fragile government. The mortar shell struck at the gate of the mosque, a worshipper was quoted as saying by the AFP agency.
Somalia, a nation of about eight million people, has experienced almost constant civil conflict since the collapse of January 1991. The interim government has been fighting hardline Islamist groups in long-running violence which has killed thousands since 2006.
Shrapnel was flying everywhere killing many people Eyewitness Mumin Haji Yusuf
"The mortar shell struck at the gate of the mosque. I counted about 14 people who died instantly and 10 others were wounded," Hassan Abdifatah was quoted by AFP.
Another worshipper, Mumin Haji Yusuf, said: "I was inside the mosque when I heard a heavy explosion and shrapnel was flying everywhere killing many people."
Radical Islamist guerrillas such as al-Shabab group have sworn to topple the fragile and more moderate government led by Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.
Somalia, a nation of about eight million people, has experienced almost constant civil conflict since the collapse of its central government in January 1991.