Al Qaeda-backed militants attacked a U.N. compound in Somalia's capital, leaving at least 15 people dead and as many injured in the latest attempt to undermine the East African nation's new government.

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Seven al-Qaida-linked militants on a suicide mission attacked the U.N. compound Wednesday with a truck bomb and then poured inside, killing at least 13 people before dying in the assault.

Scenes from the United Nations compound in Mogadishu, Somalia after Islamist militants staged a deadly assault on Wednesday.    

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