[An Nahar] Authorities are investigating a Canadian's possible death in Mogadishu after reports said he led a recent attack by Shabaab Islamists on the main courthouse in the Somali capital.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police "is aware there are media reports linking a Canadian to terrorist attacks in Mogadishu," Sergeant Greg Cox told Agence La Belle France Presse.
"We cannot provide specific details but are working with relevant domestic and international partners to gather information."
The daily Toronto Star said that Somali Sherlocks are focusing on a Canadian, Mahad Ali Dhore, whom they believe organized the assault by nine fighters wearing police or army uniforms.
Three of them blew themselves up to clear the way for the six others, who took hostages and started battling the Somali and 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...
troops guarding the courthouse. The shootout lasted for several hours.
Thirty minutes into the attack, as military reinforcements were arriving and the maimed were being evacuated, a boom-mobile exploded in the zone.
The attack left at least 34 people dead.
The National Post, citing unnamed sources in Toronto's Somali diaspora, said Dhore died in the attack. He had either been one of the jacket wallahs or was making a court appearance when fellow Shabaab fighters stormed the complex, according to two scenarios outlined by the paper.