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联合国谴责沙巴布在索马里的袭击UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed outrage over a "despicable" attack by Islamists on a UN office in Somalia which killed 15 people.联合国秘书长潘基文对伊斯兰激进分子“卑劣的”袭击联合国在索马里的一间办公室表示愤怒，此次袭击造成 15 人死亡。 He also stressed the UN "would not be deterred from delivering its mandate（授权，命令）" in Somalia, Mr Ban's spokesman said. The attackers detonated a car bomb outside the UN mission in the capital Mogadishu, then engaged security forces in a fierce gun-battle. The al-Qaeda-linked group al-Shabab later said it was behind the attack. This is the first time the UN offices have been attacked since it recently relaunched its mission in Somalia. 'Act of desperation' Mr Ban was "deeply concerne d and outraged by the despicable attack" on the UN Development Programme office, his spokesman Martin Nesirky said. The raid was also condemned by the 15-member UN Security Council, which reiterated its "determination to combat all forms of terrorism". UN envoy to Somalia, Nicholas Kay, who was not hurt in the attack, told the BBC the world body would continue its mission in helping Somalia build peace and development. He said Somalia had "turned a corner" after decades of conflict, and al-Shabab attacks like the one of Wednesday were "acts of desperation". "At this stage our firm intent is to stick to the mission and not abandon Somalia," he said. He added that one UNDP international staff member, three contractors working for a South African company and four Somali guards were killed in the attack. All seven al-Shabab gunmen died in the raid and officials said pro-government forces later secured the compound. The UN has only recently expanded its operations in Mogadishu after years when its Somalia mission was based in neighbouring Kenya because of security fears. The UNDP office is next to the heavily fortified airport in southern Mogadishu.