Ethiopian troops attacked in Mogadishu -resident
Source: Reuters
(Adds details, background) MOGADISHU, Jan 4 (Reuters) - A hand grenade was thrown at Ethiopian troops backing the Somali interim government in Mogadishu, but no one was hurt in the incident a week after they drove Islamists out of the capital, a resident said on Thursday. "A hand grenade was thrown at Ethiopian troops staying at a compound opposite the Criminal Investigation Department headquarters," said the resident, who lives nearby and who declined to be named. The compound is on a busy road in Mogadishu's K4 area. "I heard a big explosion and then a few seconds later heard gunshots. I understand the person who threw the grenade escaped and the Ethiopians shot at him. No one has been injured." Heavily armed Ethiopian forces helped the Somali government drive out the Islamists from Mogadishu a week ago, breaking free from its provincial outpost Baidoa to end six months of Islamist rule across much of southern Somalia. The attack comes just days after an ambush killed at least one Ethiopian soldier in south Somalia. The Islamists fled their last stronghold Kismayu on Monday but have vowed to fight on.
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