World IN BRIEF : SOMALIA : 3 Gunmen Slain in Attack on U.N. Base
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A U.S. Cobra helicopter killed three gunmen with cannon fire after a U.N. base came under grenade attack, U.N. forces in Mogadishu said. At least eight rocket-propelled grenades were fired during the night at Hunter Base, a U.N. military compound. Pakistani sentries returned small-arms fire, joined by a Cobra that killed a lone gunman with a rocket launcher on a nearby building. Minutes later, the helicopter came under fire, and it destroyed an armored vehicle, killing the two occupants.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
