Mogadishu: Somalia’s President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has escaped unharmed from an attack carried out by al-Shabab militants after a visit to a newly captured town, media reported on Tuesday.
According to reports, the President’s armoured convoy was ambushed on a road between Afgoye and the capital, Mogadishu, which African Union troops said they had made secure on Monday.
At least one Somali government soldier was killed and four were wounded during the attack.
Officials said the interim president, who was making a rare road trip out of the capital, has returned safely.
Al-Shabab, which joined al-Qaeda this year, said it was behind the attack.
Afgoye, 30km (18 miles) north-west of Mogadishu, was a major stronghold of the al-Shabab group, giving their fighters easy access to the capital.
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