Officials told VOA Somali that the militants briefly seized the base before withdrawing from it. State media said Burundian solders at the base repulsed the attack.
Abayobozi babwiye VOA ikorera muri Somaliya ko abarwanashyaka bafashe ibirindiro mbere gato yo kubivamo. Ibitangazamakuru bya Leta byavuze ko abarwanyi bo mu Burundi bari mu kigo bashubije inyuma icyo gitero.