Somalia: Somali Red Crescent compound hit by mortar (AlertNet)
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – Switzerland Geneva (ICRC) The compound housing a limb-fitting centre of the Somali Red Crescent Society was hit by a mortar on Monday afternoon, 13 April, killing one civilian and wounding five others, none of whom were staff of the Somali Red Crescent or patients. The centre was clearly marked with the red crescent emblem.
US congressman’s plane fired at in Somalia (The New Zealand Herald)
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Assailants fired mortar shells at Mogadishu airport as a plane carrying a US congressman took off, a police officer said. The plane departed safely, but 19 Somalis from surrounding residential areas were reported…
Mortars fired at US congressman in Somalia (Independent Online)
US congressman Donald Payne has come under mortar fire as he was leaving from Mogadishu airport in Somalia.
Somalia: Clan Elders Say They Were ‘Threatened By Al Shabaab’ (AllAfrica.com)
Clan elders in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu say they have been threatened by anti-government Islamist hardliners, Radio Garowe reports.
Eastday-Somali Islamist group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for mortar attack on U.S. Congressman (Eastday.com)
Somali Islamist group Al-Shabaab claimed Monday that it was responsible for the mortar attack on visiting U.S. Congressman Donald Payne, according to reports from agencies.
N.J. congressman escapes injury in Somalia (Times Leader)
MOGADISHU, Somalia Assailants fired mortar shells at Mogadishu airport as a plane carrying a U.S. congressman took off, a police officer said. The plane departed safely, but 19 Somalis from surrounding residential areas were reported injured.
