Somalia: Dozens Feared Killed in Al-Shabaab Attack On AU Base in Somalia

Dozens of people were feared to have been killed on Friday when the Islamist group al-Shabaab attacked an African Union military base in southern Somalia, local military officials said.

A suicide car bombing first hit an AU base in Lego village, followed by heavy gunfire against AU and Somali troops in the area, Somali senior military commander Abdikarin Osman said.

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