NAIROBI (AP) ― Gunmen attacked the African Union’s main base in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Thursday leading to an exchange of gunfire between militants and soldiers that killed at least nine people, including three soldiers, an official with the mission in Somalia said.

Three militants were captured during the Christmas day lunch hour attack on the African Union Mission to Somalia’s Halane base camp, the group said.

AMISOM said the gunmen, some of whom were disguised in Somali National Army uniforms, breached the base camp and attempted to gain access to critical infrastructure, during which five of them were killed and three others captured.