Four militants killed in attack on govt site in Somali capital

Four Islamist militants were killed on Sunday during an attack on a compound used by Somali national intelligence officials for training, the internal security ministry said, adding that the government did not suffer any casaulties.

"We foiled the attack. As you can see, these are the dead bodies of the four al Shabaab men who attacked this building," said Mohamed Yusuf, internal security ministry spokesman, as the gunmen's bullet-ridden bodies were displayed in front of media.

Al Shabaab, which wants to topple a Western-backed government in Mogadishu, said it had killed 10 intelligence officials.