Al Shabaab militants targeted Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in a bomb attack on his motorcade as it travelled through the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday.

President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is the latest president to endure a defiant attack. ・Alleged attack on Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud by Al Shabaab militants ・Attack took place as the president's convoy was leaving the palace in Mogadishu ・President reportedly escaped unscathed The latest assault on an African head of state is the recent attack on Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud by of Al Shabaab militants via a bomb attack on his motorcade.