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Hours after newly elected Somalian President Sheikh Sharif Sheekh Ahmed arrived in the country's capital, mortars were fired Saturday at his presidential palace, according to a journalist who witnessed the incident.

It was not immediately clear how many mortars were fired or whether anyone was injured in the attack on the presidential palace in Mogadishu, where Ahmed is staying, said journalist Hassan Hagi.

No group claimed responsibility, he said. Read full article »

Journalist Mohammed Amiin Adow contributed to this report.

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