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.