Al-Shabab fighters say they attacked a jail after authorities removed several Mogadishu roadblocks. Photo: AP PHOTO

Somali forces have successfully ended a six-hour siege by militants at a major prison located near the president's office in the capital Mogadishu, killing all seven attackers, the government says.

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Authorities said no civilian or security officers were killed in the Saturday attack, which was claimed by the al-Shabab militant group that has in the past staged numerous attacks in Somalia.

The attack came just hours after the federal government lifted several long-stand

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