Blast kills three in premier's convoy

Gunmen threw grenades and a land mine exploded near the convoy of Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi, killing three bodyguards and wounding five others, residents said.

The attacks occurred shortly after Geed arrived for a visit to the Somali capital of Mogadishu – a stronghold of powerful warlords-turned-Cabinet ministers and Islamic extremists opposed to his divided transitional government, according to the Horn Africa radio station.