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Al Shabaab militants
are said to have attacked an African Union peacekeepers troop in the southern
Somalia town of Leego on Friday, military officials and a rebel spokesman said.
The attack came as
residents gathered for morning prayers. It was the latest of several assaults
since the Islamic holy month of Ramadan began a week ago.
"A car bomb rammed
into the AU base," Somali Major Nur Olow said. "AU forces opened fire
at the speeding car bomb but the car forced its way in."
The fight between the militants
and AMISOM troop lasted for three hours after the assault began, said Abdikadir
Mohamed Sidi, governor of the Lower Shabelle region where Leego is located.
"There is still
heavy fighting between Burundian forces and al Shabaab at the Burundi base in
Leego town," he said, adding it was "too early to know
casualties."
Sheikh Abdiasis Abu
Musab, a spokesman for the al Qaeda-aligned group, said the militants had rammed
the car bomb into the base and that "heavy fighting goes on inside the
base."
Last week, al Shabaab
attacked an African Union convoy with Ethiopian soldiers along the same route. It also launched two
attacks in Mogadishu in the past week. On Sunday, militants stormed a national
intelligence agency training site and on Wednesday targeted military
instructors from the United Arab Emirates with a car bomb. (Reuters)