Militants attack parliament building in Somalia

By Abdi Guled

Published May 24, 2014 5:53pm ET

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Militants attack parliament building in Somalia — Somali soldiers gather around the dead body of an Al Shabab fighter who was killed during an attack on Somalia's parliament, Saturday, May 24, 2014. Militants in Mogadishu on Saturday carried out a multi-pronged, complex attack against the country's parliament building involving a car bomb, suicide bomber and gunmen on foot, police said. Several people were killed, including six attackers and one soldier who tried to stop a suicide bomber from entering the building, said police Capt. Mohamed Hussein. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh) | Farah Abdi Warsameh

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Militants in Mogadishu on Saturday carried out a multi-pronged, complex attack against the country’s parliament building involving a car bomb, suicide bomber and gunmen on foot, police said.

Frightened members of parliament blamed the military for failing to prevent the attack, but other politicians praised the army for limiting the attack’s damages.

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