Somalia: Two government soldiers shot dead in Mogadishu
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- Posted On 07-06-2017, 01:06PM
MOGADISHU, Somalia- Assailants believed to be al-Shabaab assassins have shot and killed two Somali government soldiers in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, Garowe Online reports.
According to eyewitnesses, the soldiers were murdered near Mogadishu's Arwa-Itka junction in Wardhigley district, and their AK-47 guns seized by gunmen in a rickshaw.
No group has so far claimed the responsibility for the killing of the Somali security force members, which becomes the third targeted assassination in capital within 24 hours.
In the aftermath of the slaughter, security officers have arrived at the shooting scene, and launched investigations to establish the reason behind the killing and culprits.
The soldiers' death comes as troops are carrying out massive security operations aimed at stabilizing Mogadishu, since the start of the holy month of Ramadan.
The security forces erected checkpoint across the city, searching public vehicles and routinely raiding suspected houses, in a bid to deter possible al-Shabaab attacks.
GAROWEONLINE
