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Somalia: Fighting in Mogadishu kills 4, injures 5
18 Nov 18, 2009 - 10:17:53 AM
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At least 4 people are reportedly killed and 5 others including a journalist are injured in heavy clashes between insurgents and Somali government forces backed by African Union troops in the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses said.
The clashes erupted after heavily armed fighters carried out surprise attacks on government and AU troops’ positions in the capital’s Hodon and KM4 areas.
“The fighting was tense and it happened around the KM4 and Tarabunka intersection where government forces and Al-Shabaab fighters faced off,” said an eyewitness in Hodon, adding that the four dead people all the combatants from both sides.
The injured journalist named Abdirahman Warsame, who worked with a Chinese news network was rushed to Medina Hospital with minor injuries.
“A stray bullet hit Abdirahman Warsame in the back. We took him to the hospital. He is in stable condition now,” said a colleague.
Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility of the attack, which erupts on the third day consecutively in the restive capital.
Civilians bear the brunt of clashes between warring sides involved in armed struggle in the war-torn capital, which has been marred by years of deadly civil unrest.
GAROWE ONLINE
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