Official: 5 suicide attacks at AU bases in Somalia

Official: 5 suicide attacks at AU bases in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Five simultaneous suicide attacks targeted African Union bases in the Somali capital of Mogadishu Monday night, officials said.

A Nairobi-based diplomat said he could not yet give casualty figures, but said only some of the attacks had been stopped in time. The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press.

African Union soldier Capt. Prosper Hakizimana said one suicide bomber was dressed in a Somali government military uniform when he attempted to enter a base. The man was shot at by AU forces and immediately blew up, Hakizimana said, adding that casualties for that attack were unknown.