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Somalia premier escapes bombing | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
Somalia's prime minister has escaped unhurt after an apparent attempt to kill him in the capital, Mogadishu. | |
A bomb was aimed at Ali Mohammed Ghedi's convoy but it is not clear if it exploded. No-one was hurt but one man was arrested, officials say. | |
The convoy was returning from the airport, where the bodies of four Ugandan peacekeepers were flown home after they were killed on Wednesday. | |
This is the third apparent attempt to kill Mr Ghedi since he took office. | |
Somalia's government has blamed previous such attacks on al-Qaeda. | |
"One of two men suspected of planting the bomb was captured on the site," government spokesman Abdullahi Muhyidin Mohamed told Reuters news agency. | "One of two men suspected of planting the bomb was captured on the site," government spokesman Abdullahi Muhyidin Mohamed told Reuters news agency. |
At least two Somali police officers have been shot dead since Wednesday as they took part in a clear-up operation in the main Bakara market. | At least two Somali police officers have been shot dead since Wednesday as they took part in a clear-up operation in the main Bakara market. |
'Terrorist attack' | |
Uganda says it will not pull out its troops from Somalia, despite Wednesday's attack. | |
"It is a terrorist attack to try and intimidate our force. But those are kicks of a dying horse," Gen Nyakairima said. | |
It was the deadliest attack on the Ugandan peacekeepers since 1,600 soldiers were deployed to Somalia in March, as part of an African Union mission. | |
A proposed 8,000-strong force is due to take over security duties from the Ethiopian army. | |
The government last month said it had defeated Islamist insurgents after weeks of bloody fighting, which killed some 1,300 people and led some 300,000 to flee their homes. | |
'Noble action' | 'Noble action' |
AU commission chairperson Alpha Omar Konare condemned the attack on the peacekeepers and urged the Uganda soldiers to remain engaged in the "noble action" of helping Somalia. | AU commission chairperson Alpha Omar Konare condemned the attack on the peacekeepers and urged the Uganda soldiers to remain engaged in the "noble action" of helping Somalia. |
Ethiopia's troops have been in Mogadishu since December at the invitation of Somalia's transitional government fighting Islamist insurgents and clan militiamen. | Ethiopia's troops have been in Mogadishu since December at the invitation of Somalia's transitional government fighting Islamist insurgents and clan militiamen. |
The attack came a day after Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf held talks with his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni in Kampala over the mission. | The attack came a day after Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf held talks with his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni in Kampala over the mission. |
Mr Konare appealed to western governments to support the AU mission to enable it carry out its mandate in Somalia. | |
Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria and Burundi have pledged to deploy troops for the AU mission but they are yet to announce the dates. | Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria and Burundi have pledged to deploy troops for the AU mission but they are yet to announce the dates. |