Somali refugee camp attacked; father, son killed

Residents near a refugee camp in Somalia's capital say that mortars landed on the camp overnight, killing a father and a son and wounding seven others.

The mortar barrage is the third such attack in Mogadishu over the last week. Even though al-Shabab militants have largely been pushed out of the capital, the attacks show the security situation is still tenuous.

Muhudin Haji, a resident in Mogadishu, said Monday that a man and his son were killed in the overnight attack. The loud blasts were followed by screams from adults and tears from children.

The refugees live near the presidential palace _ the likely target of the attack.

Nadifo Abdi said some of the seven wounded people lost lots of blood.

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