... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
, The News Agency that Dare Not be Named reports.
The twin suicide kabooms occurred near the African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
peacekeeping base, by the Mogadishu airport.
One kaboom targeted the offices of a U.N. mine-clearing agency, the AP writes:
"Unlike previous attacks by al-Shabaab, which is linked to al-Qaeda, gunnies did not accompany the jacket wallah, said police Capt. Mohammed Hussein. The first suicide boom-mobileer tried to speed through the barrier at the U.N. office but guards shot at the car, he said."
The other bomb struck outside an army checkpoint staffed with Somali forces, the wire service says.
The kabooms shattered windows in the nearby airport, Rooters reports.