Gunmen Attack Italian Embassy in Somalia
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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Up to 30 Somali gunmen attacked the Italian Embassy in northern Mogadishu on Friday, and soldiers inside killed at least one Somali when they returned fire, military officials said.
The Italians drove off two assaults by the gunmen, who vanished when U.S. and Italian helicopters took to the skies.
Italian Lt. Col. Gianfranco Scalas, who said a second Somali was wounded, speculated that the Somalis were trying to loot the embassy.
Somali witnesses said the attack was the work of former embassy employees who were disgruntled over their final pay.
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