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                        Somali President Survives Ambush

   by VOA News

   Somalia President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has survived an
   assassination attempt by the militant group al-Shabab.
   Gunmen opened fire on the president's convoy Tuesday in the Alamada
   area of southern Somalia. A VOA reporter traveling with the convoy says
   the president was unharmed, but a bodyguard was killed and seven other
   people were wounded.
   Somali officials say they have arrested four of the alleged attackers.
   Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack on its website.
   The president was returning to the capital, Mogadishu, after visiting
   the town of Afgoye. African Union and Somali-government troops seized
   control of the town from al-Shabab last week.
   The development marked the latest setback for al-Shabab.  The militant
   group once controlled most of southern and central Somalia, but has
   steadily lost ground in an offensive by AU, Somali, Kenyan and
   Ethiopian forces.
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