Al Shabaab Attack Leaves 16 Dead at Mogadishu's Courthouse

Al Shabaab launched an attack on Mogadishu's courthouse, Sunday afternoon, while Somalia's Supreme Court was in session.

The attack, led by nine suicide bombers, lasted over two hours.

All nine bombers were killed, though six were able to blow their explosives.

Seven other people died, bringing the death toll to sixteen, with dozens more injured.

Ugandan troops, in the city as part of an African Union mission, took up defensive positions around the courthouse, after the battle was over.