MOGADISHU, Somalia, July 8 (UPI) -- The militant Islamist al-Shabaab group attacked Somalia's presidential palace in Mogadishu on Tuesday.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was not harmed in the assault, Interior Minister Abdullah Godah Barre said.
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All of the attackers were reportedly killed.
According to police officer Elmi Liban, militants stormed the palace after detonating a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) outside the gates of the residence. African Union and Somali troops fired back, repelling the militants.