catherine soi reports on government workers camped at a military base waiting to be evacuated. >> reporter walked as a government for five years, he now wants out, his friend was killed on the bus that was recently ambushed by the fighters from al-shabab not far from here. >> yeah, i feel like my life is in danger. the areas are different from other areas. this is not the first incidents people have been killed here. people usually die, but nobody talks about it. >> reporter: this is the main station the attack is back on the road think many nonsomalis are too afraid to travel this way. one of the few who have opted to take the bus, dozens of other civil servants are camping at a military airstrip waiting to be evacuated from the area. >> translator: we just game her looking for jobs. i have nod not decided to come back or not. >> reporter: the passengers have the protection of this man, police are now escorting buses. >> al-shabab, you know, militia has very well integrated with the locals, so much so sometimes it's not very possible for us to be able to, you know, to identify very easily