Large explosion, gunfire heard near Somali parliament: Witnesses

AFP , Saturday 24 May 2014

A huge bomb explosion occurred near the Somali parliament in Mogadishu on Saturday and heavy gunfire immediately broke out, witnesses said.

Witnesses said Shebab militants, the Al-Qaeda-linked group fighting to overthrow Somalia's internationally-backed government, appeared to be carrying out an attack on the complex during a session of MPs.

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