SOMALIA: Gunmen Attack UN Compound, Three Dead

SOMALIA: Gunmen Attack UN Compound, Three Dead

Armed men have attacked a World Food Programme compound in Somalia, sparking a gunfight with security guards in which three attackers were killed, UN officials said Monday. A spokesman said it could have been an attempt to kidnap UN staff and international staff were flown to Nairobi on Monday. 'Late on Sunday, seven to 10 gunmen approached WFP's compound in Wajid and ordered our guards to open the gate. The guards refused, the gunmen opened fire and the guards returned fire,' WFP spokesman Peter Smerdon said. 'In the ensuing gunbattle, which lasted about 15 minutes, three of the gunmen were killed and one was wounded. One guard was slightly wounded, the attackers then retreated,' he said. Smerdon described the attackers as 'rogue elements of Al-Shebab from outside Wajid'. AFP (17 August)

The interesting thing about this is that the security guards won easily. I would like to know exactly who they are, and how many of them there were.