Mogadishu, Dhu-AlHijjah 17, 1435, Oct 11, 2014, SPA -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud narrowly escaped an assassination attempt Saturday by extremist militant group al-Shabaab, dpa quoted military officials and an al-Shabaab commander as announcing. The al-Qaeda-linked militants launched a mortar attack at the President's plane as it was trying to land at the airport of the southern town of Barawe, military officials said. None of the artillery hit the target. The militants claimed responsibility for the attack shortly thereafter. --SPA 23:28 LOCAL TIME 20:28 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w