Somalia: Al Shabaab Suicide Bomber Strikes AU Peacekeepers

Garowe — A Toyota pickup truck loaded with explosives struck a gated checkpoint where African Union peacekeepers stood guard Tuesday, killing the suicide bomber and a peacekeeper from Burundi, sources said.

Witnesses in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, tell Garowe Online that the pickup truck drove at lightening speed towards the gated checkpoint, giving the AU peacekeepers seconds to flee.

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