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| Bomb attack on Somali PM's house | Bomb attack on Somali PM's house |
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| A truck bomb has exploded outside the residence of the Somali interim prime minister, Ali Mohamed Ghedi, in the capital, Mogadishu. | A truck bomb has exploded outside the residence of the Somali interim prime minister, Ali Mohamed Ghedi, in the capital, Mogadishu. |
| At least six people were killed and 10 injured - most of them bodyguards. | At least six people were killed and 10 injured - most of them bodyguards. |
| It is not clear whether the prime minister was in the house when the explosion took place, but it is known that he was not harmed. | It is not clear whether the prime minister was in the house when the explosion took place, but it is known that he was not harmed. |
| A BBC correspondent in Mogadishu says Somali and Ethiopian troops have sealed off the roads in the area. | A BBC correspondent in Mogadishu says Somali and Ethiopian troops have sealed off the roads in the area. |
| Witnesses said the driver forced the vehicle through a roadblock and rammed the residence's gate before detonating the bomb. | Witnesses said the driver forced the vehicle through a roadblock and rammed the residence's gate before detonating the bomb. |
| "The explosion was very huge and could be heard in a long distance," Abdi Salam Ali, a neighbour, told AFP. | "The explosion was very huge and could be heard in a long distance," Abdi Salam Ali, a neighbour, told AFP. |
| Mr Ghedi has been taken to a safe location, Paddy Ankunda a spokesman for the African Union peacekeeping force in Mogadishu said. | |
| The African Union has a few hundred Ugandan peacekeeping troops in the city, but they have played little role in the current unrest. | The African Union has a few hundred Ugandan peacekeeping troops in the city, but they have played little role in the current unrest. |
| There have been continuing attacks on government targets by local militia and Islamic militants since Ethiopian forces crossed into Somalia last year to install the transitional government in Mogadishu. |