Convoy of tanks towards Elasha town May 29, 2012

Somali government soldiers drive a convoy of tanks towards Elasha town May 29, 2012. Somalia's al Shabaab rebels ambushed an armoured convoy carrying the President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed during a rare overland trip outside the capital on Tuesday, a ******* witness said. President Ahmed was unharmed in the attack which occurred on the outskirts of Elasha town, located between Mogadishu and the former rebel stronghold of Afgoye, about 30 km (18 miles) northwest of the city. *******/Feisal Omar