Militant group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for what officials are calling a suicide bomb attack on a United Nations compound in the Somali capital.
Al-Shabab Attacks U.N. Compound in Mogadishu
![Somali government soldiers evacuate an injured man after a suicide bomb attack at a U.N. compound in Mogadishu, June 19, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/99bdb3fa-e84e-4217-b255-973733fb762c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Somali government soldiers evacuate an injured man after a suicide bomb attack at a U.N. compound in Mogadishu, June 19, 2013.
![Somali government soldiers arrive to secure a U.N. compound following a suicide bomb attack in Mogadishu, June 19, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4411831d-fcbe-4424-b2a2-c284d97d2092_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Somali government soldiers arrive to secure a U.N. compound following a suicide bomb attack in Mogadishu, June 19, 2013.
![Somali men and a police carry a government soldier wounded during an attack on the U.N. compound in Mogadishu, June 19, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9f88c849-1731-4dfc-baf6-f0420030a015_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Somali men and a police carry a government soldier wounded during an attack on the U.N. compound in Mogadishu, June 19, 2013.
![A Somali government soldier runs to take cover during crossfire after gunmen attacked a U.N. compound in Mogadishu, June 19, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/93cee129-06d3-4662-b2f3-cb67db36470f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Somali government soldier runs to take cover during crossfire after gunmen attacked a U.N. compound in Mogadishu, June 19, 2013.