A father and an infant killed in mortar attack in Mogadishu

A father and an infant have been killed when after a barrage of mortars landed at their house near the Mogadishu international airport.

At least one mortar round impacting the airport and up to four others landing separately in a neighborhood in the adjacent Wadajir District and within the Halane compound.

Somali leaders are meeting in the same compound to end months-long political impasse surrounding the polls.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. (ILKHA)