Somalia's PM unhurt after bomb blast at home

June 4, 2007

Mogadishu, Somalia - Somalia's Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi survived a suicide attack that heavily damaged his home Sunday.

A Toyota Land Cruiser loaded with explosives crashed through the security gate of the prime minister's Mogadishu home and exploded, killing six guards and damaging the house that also serves as the prime minister's office, spokesman Abdullahi Odka said.

He said the prime minister was at home at the time, but he was unhurt. An African Union spokesman said Gedi was taken from the residence to an undisclosed location.