...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...
forces near Mogadishu, the Somali capital.
A witness said a Toyota Noah packed with explosives exploded at AMISOM armored vehicles while passing through Garasabaley village, on Mogadishu-Afgoye road.
A passer-by civilian died in the blast and several sustained injuries, according to an eyewitness who spoke to Radio Shabelle by phone from the area.
No group has yet grabbed credit for the suicide kaboom on AU forces, but, local authorities blamed Al-Shabaab
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Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...for being behind the carnage.
AMISOM, however, has yet released any statement regarding the attack.