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Somalia: Daylight mortar attack at president’s house in Mogadishu Tue. February 06, 2007 08:07 am.- By Mohamed Abdi Farah. - (SomaliNet) Unidentified militiamen fired mortar rounds into the presidential palace in the Somalia capital Mogadishu on Tuesday as part of series guerrilla style attacks against the interim government and it’s back up Ethiopian troops by allegedly Islamist supporters that hiding in Mogadishu. Residents told Somalinet that one mortar shell has landed and exploded around 10:45 am near the presidential residence (Villa Somalia) which houses Ethiopian and Somali forces. The attackers seemed to miss the target as the shell slammed on a house near the palace. No casualty has been reported and no one has claimed the responsibility for the latest attack. Shortly after this incident, the allied forces of Somalia and Ethiopia began house to house search in the area in an attempt to capture those who behind the attack. It is the fourth bomb attack aimed at the bases of the transitional government in two weeks. On Thursday night, several mortar shells have been fired at the main seaport and airport in the Somalia capital of Mogadishu causing the death of seven civilians. News Category: Somalia Latest Headlines Latest News Somalia: Somali pirates hijack second Stolt ship-of... Libya: 6 killed as gun battles break out in southeas... Nigeria: Militants threaten to renew "oil war" if a... Zimbabwe: Opposition chief Tsvangirai rejects SADC c... Philippine: Troops kill 10 Muslim rebels in the troub... Ivory Coast: Political leaders postpone November 3... Rwanda: Thousands protest against arrest of Rwa... Nicaragua: Thousands riot after Nicaragua local elec... India negotiating a $1.5 -billion arms deal with Isra... Sudan, Chad restore full diplomatic ties, exchange e... More News...