24/05/2014

Militants attack parliament building in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia ? Militants in Mogadishu on Saturday carried out a multi-pronged, complex attack against the country's parliament building involving a car bomb, suicide bomber and gunmen on foot, police said. Frightened members of parliament blamed the military for failing to prevent the attack, but other politicians praised the army for limiting the attack's damages. At least seven people were killed, including six attackers and one soldier who tried to stopped a suicide bomber from entering the building, said police...
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