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| Last Updated: Apr 3, 2012 - 2:47:55 AM |
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Somalia: Mortars kills 10 in Mogadishu
24 Mar 24, 2011 - 12:35:58 PM
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At least 10 people have been killed and 31 others injured after African Union troops and Somali government forces shelled mortars in Bakaro, the largest market in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu on Wednesday.
A local Emergency ambulance service staff said that they collected 31 wounded civilians from the market streets and its neighbourhood villages and almost all of them were critically injured.
Somali government forces and AMISOM troops targeted Bakaro market while there was no fighting in the capital. Almost all of the market’s business was closed after deadly clashes in Mogadishu the past two weeks.
Bakaro is the largest market in the capital and most of the businessmen left the market to neighbouring districts where the government troops control.
Human Rights Watch accused last year the warring sides in Somalia of committing serious war crimes and massive human rights violations.
The agency requested from the UN Secretary-General to establish a Commission of Inquiry to investigate and map serious crimes and recommend measures to improve accountability for violations of international human rights and humanitarian law in Somalia, and fully cooperate with that Commission once it is established.
Somalia was without functioning government since 1991, when clan warlords overthrew Siad Barre’s administration.
GAROWEONLINE
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