Al Shabab militant carries out two suicide car bomb attacks targeting US and European military targets in Somalia - officials
A Somali government soldier in plain clothes guards a road block as residents flee their neighborhood in the capital, Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday March 12, 2010
The first attack was on a military airstrip which is a base for US and Somalia forces in the Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia. Bursts of gunfire could be heard across the base after bombing, suggesting an ongoing attack on the base.The US military uses the Belidogle airstrip base to launch drones that attack al Shabab targets and to train Somali troops.The explosion missed the European Union peacekeepers but injured Somali civilians who were nearby, according to reports.Al Shabaab had targeted a Turkish education body’s vehicle in Mogadishu, injuring at least two people last week.
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