Airport under attack as congressman visits Somalia, journalist says

If I didn't know better, I'd think those Somalians are itching for an invasion, at least the wingers will think so.

(CNN) – The airport in Mogadishu, Somalia came under attack Monday as a member of the U.S. Congress visited the city, a journalist in Somalia reported.

The sound of mortar rounds and gunfire echoed around a community near the airport not long after Democratic Rep. Donald Payne of New Jersey concluded a news conference with the Somalia's prime minister, Omar Abdirashid, the journalist said.

It was not immediately clear whether Payne was near the airport when it came under attack.