Three killed in Somalia clashes

Wed Oct 28, 2009

At least three people have been killed in clashes between Somali government forces and militants in capital Mogadishu, witnesses say.

It was not immediately clear what triggered the clashes between members of al-Shabaab and government forces backed by African Union peacekeepers. The fighting took place in a southern district near Maka al-Mukarama road.

"Two civilians and a member of a Somali militia combating the government were killed during the clashes," Mukhtar Abdi Ismail, a local resident, told AFP.

"I also saw six wounded people but the artillery fire from the African Union troops is likely to have hurt more people," he added.

On October 22, an attack by militants on the airport where President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed was about to take off sparked an exchange of fire that left at least 21 civilians dead.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://edition.presstv.ir/detail/109830.html.