Somalia militants claim 39 AU troops killed in ambush

Shabaab militants in Somalia on Sunday claimed they had killed 39 African Union troops in an ambush in the country's south.Local residents did confirm to AFP that fighting had taken place Sunday in the Lower Shebelle region, a hotly contested area where Shabaab's spokesman said they had staged their ambush."The mujahedeen fighters stood over the dead bodies of 39 soldiers, among them senior commanders”, Abdiaziz Abu Muzab told Andalus radio.