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 MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Unknown assailants fired a mortar on a square in Somalia's capital Thursday, wounding eight civilians and prompting Ethiopian troops to shoot into the air to deter further attacks.
It was the latest attack in a city beset by spiraling violence since the Ethiopia-backed December ouster of the Islamic movement that had controlled Mogadishu and much of southern Somalia. The Islamic movement, which residents say still has strong support in the capital, has vowed to wage an Iraq-style insurgency.
Ethiopian troops had been drawing water from a well some distance from Tarbunka square in southern Mogadishu when the attack occurred. The soldiers cordoned off the area and fired into the air, witness Farah Abdi Warsame told The Associated Press.
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