Afghan attack

Kabul, Jan. 16 (Reuters): Six suicide bombers launched a coordinated attack on Afghanistan’s spy agency in Kabul today, killing at least two.

The attack started when the first assailant detonated a large car bomb near the entrance to the National Directorate of Security.

Somalia

Mogadishu (Reuters): Somali militants linked to al Qaida said on Wednesday they had sentenced a French agent to death after a failed rescue attempt.