MOGADISHU, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The African Union's top envoy in Somalia on Wednesday condemned the attack on the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base camp in Mogadishu on Tuesday.
Francisco Madeira, special representative of the chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, said the attack by al-Shabab militants, which failed to hit its intended target, is another proof that the militants have no regard for the sanctity of human life.
"They (militants) insist on scuttling the progress so far achieved in restoring peace and security in the country," Madeira said in a statement issued in Mogadishu.
Seven mortar shells were fired on Tuesday targeting the AMISOM base camp, but all of them failed to hit the intended target.
Two United Nations staff members and a contractor were injured during the indirect attack on Tuesday after the seven mortars landed inside the UN compound.
The terrorist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack.
