African Union peacekeepers killed in Somalia

Mogadishu, 30 Aug-(ANA)-A total of four African Union peacekeepers were killed when a mortar hit Somalia's presidential palace, officials say.

It is not clear if any Somalis were hit by the shells, fired as Islamist insurgents continue to battle government forces.

Those killed were from Uganda, one of just two countries to have sent troops to Somalia to help the government.

Last month, at least 76 people were killed in Uganda in bombings which a Somali group said it had carried out. (ANA)

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