location: Mogadishu - Bondhere
notes: The Al-Qaeda-inspired Shebab rebels fired mortar rounds at the presidential palace and the airport shortly after President Sharif Sheikh Ahmeds plane landed, prompting a retaliation by the AU troops. At least seven Somali civilians were killed Saturday in a fire fight between African Union forces and hardline Islamist rebels.
target_text: location: Mogadishu - Bondhere, fatalities: 7