Bomb kills four Ugandan peacekeepers in Somalia

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Source: Reuters

Bomb kills four Ugandan peacekeepers in Somalia

By Guled Mohamed
16 minutes ago

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A remote-controlled bomb killed four Ugandan
peacekeepers and a civilian in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday
as Islamist militants followed through on a threat to wage an Iraq-style
insurgency.

Five peacekeepers and two children were also wounded in the attack on
the African Union convoy, which an AU security source said was the first
of its kind against the 1,600-strong Ugandan contingent -- who had
previously only been shot at.

"It was a roadside bomb and its intention was to hit peacekeepers," AU
mission spokesman Captain Paddy Ankunda said.

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Suspicion immediately fell on Islamist rebels who have waged a guerrilla
campaign in Mogadishu since the interim government and its Ethiopian
allies seized control of the capital from them in late December.

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