A Somali government soldier runs to take cover during crossfire after gunmen attacked a United Nations compound in the Somali capital Mogadishu, June 19, 2013. REUTERS/Omar Faruk
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Islamist militants carried out a deadly assault on a U.N. compound in the Somali capital on Wednesday, dealing a blow to fragile security gains that have allowed a slow return of foreign aid workers and diplomats.
Interior Minister Abdikarim Hussein Guled said four foreign U.N. security staff and four local guards were killed in a drawn-out gun battle that left seven insurgent fighters dead. A U.N. spokesman said casualty numbers were still being verified.
