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18 September, 2009

Somali ambassador condemns Mogadishu mayhem

MOGADISHU, Somali

Mohamed Ali Nur, the Somali ambassador to Kenya has since condemned the suicide attacks that left 11 people dead at a peacekeeping base in Mogadishu.

Speaking to journalist, the ambassador said that he believes that it was a terrorist attack from foreign countries committed to sabotage their peace effort .

Conveying a message from the Prime ministers, he called on the international community to increase support for Africa union Mission in Somalia (Amison) and Somali security forces.

Deputy Commander of the AU force in Somalia together with four of the bombers were among the dead.

Other sources reported that Al Shabaab militia Group was behind the attacks in revenge on a US raid that apparently killed Al Qaeda Suspect Saleh Ali Saleh.[ES]

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