UN chief slams mortar attack in Somalia

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UN Secretary General António Guterres today strongly condemned the mortar attack against Mogadishu International Airport that affected the facilities of the UN Support Mission in Somalia and the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom).

The mortar attack against the Aden Adde International Airport left at least six wounded in the district where the missions of the UN and the African Union are located, as well as several embassies.

Guterres wished a speedy recovery to all the injured, said spokesman Stephane Dujarric.

The secretary general reiterated his strong support for all UN colleagues in Somaila and reaffirmed that the UN remains determined to support the federal government of Somalia and all Somalis in their quest for peace and stability, he added.

The UN mission was deployed in 2013 to help strengthen stability in Somalia, where al-Shabaab fighters linked to al Qaeda seek to depose the government. Al-Shabaab has not reinvigorated today’s attack.