Somali Islamist insurgents have killed 11 African Union peacekeepers from Burundi in a deadly attack on an AU military base in Mogadishu.
The al-Shabab group said two of its members had carried out a suicide car bomb attack on the base.
The AU confirmed that 11 Burundian troops had died in the Somali capital and 15 others had been seriously hurt.
The AU's Burundian and Ugandan peacekeepers are now the only foreign troops in Mogadishu.
Last May, at least 13 people, mainly civilians, were killed in an attack claimed by al-Shabab militants on an AU base in Mogadishu.
The peacekeepers have been deployed in Somalia since 2007
The al-Shabab group said two of its members had carried out a suicide car bomb attack on the base.
The AU confirmed that 11 Burundian troops had died in the Somali capital and 15 others had been seriously hurt.
The AU's Burundian and Ugandan peacekeepers are now the only foreign troops in Mogadishu.
Last May, at least 13 people, mainly civilians, were killed in an attack claimed by al-Shabab militants on an AU base in Mogadishu.
The peacekeepers have been deployed in Somalia since 2007
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