US hit terror suspects in air strikes

Two US missiles hit a house in southern Somalia yesterday, according to local officials, in a strike Washington said was directed at "known terrorists".

It was the fourth US air strike in 14 months on Somalia, where Washington believes local Islamist insurgents are giving shelter to wanted al Qaeda figures.

"We launched a deliberate strike against a suspected bed-down of known terrorists," said a senior US official, who declined to be named.