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Foreign militants killed in Somali air strike
A huge air strike in al-Shabab-held southern Somalia has killed at least six people, including foreign militants of the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab rebels.
February 24, 2012
(BBC NEWS) Mogadishu - The strike destroyed two vehicles in a convoy in an area known as K60 because it is around 60km (35 miles) south of the capital, Mogadishu, they say.
It is not clear who carried out the strike.
Al-Shabab recently announced it was joining al-Qaeda and is said to have some 200 foreign fighters.