11 Killed as Militants Attack Prison in Somalia

At least 11 people are dead after Somali security forces repelled an attack on a prison housing al-Shabab militants in Mogadishu. Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack Sunday that targeted a prison run by Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency. Gunmen stormed the facility after a car bomb exploded outside the main prison gate.  Witnesses tell VOA's Somali Service that security forces killed all the attackers and no prisoners escaped. A...

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