Somalia: not piracy catch all thread

[davidbfpo]

Unconfirmed report circulating that:

The main target ....was Gary Schroen, director of CIA operations in East Africa.... Four senior Ugandan officers, including the deputy commander of UPDF forces in Somalia, were killed in the attack. One of Schroen's security staff, a US intelligence official, was also killed. Three US officials, including Schroen, and one Ugandan officer were seriously wounded.

Link:http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/cont...13/18050.shtml

It is also on a subscription site. Nothing readily found on Google.

Added two hours later. A partial indication that there was an attack, although not who was injured: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/af..._132537032.htm

[davidbfpo]

Now Pyjamas Media have a short story, without confirmation; plus no official comments are being made and the story ends:

Today, via Twitter, the Somali terror group announced “Schroen succumbed to his injuries 2 days ago, making him the most high-profile U.S. agent killed.”

Link:http://pjmedia.com/blog/al-shabaab-c...inglepage=true

[davidbfpo]

Professor John Schindler, a blogger on:http://20committee.com/ just responded to a Twitter query re Al-Shabaab's claims:

Schroen story v weird, no idea what really happened.