Al - Shabaab rebels try to storm a prison in Mogadishu . Twelve died , including seven Al - Shabaab fighters , in ` ` foiled attack , '' security forces say . `` A plume of dark smoke could be seen rising from the attacked complex . '' The attackers wore government military uniforms . The prison holds mostly Al - Shabaab members on death row .
Al - Shabaab rebels try to storm a prison in Mogadishu . Twelve died , including seven Al - Shabaab fighters , in ` ` foiled attack , '' security forces say . The attackers wore government military uniforms . The prison holds mostly Al - Shabaab members on death row .