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Somalia’s militant Shabab group has taken responsibility for a mortar and rocket attack on the town of Baidoa, where the country’s Ethiopia-backed interim parliament is based. It was the first insurgent attack on the heavily-guarded town since late 2006. VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu has details from our East Africa Bureau in Nairobi.