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Fierce battle kills 10 in Baidoa town, southwest Somalia
 At least 10 people mostly militia have been killed and dozens more were wounded in heavy clashes erupted in the provisional town of Baidoa between government militia and local militia on Friday. As Somalinet correspondent reports. "The clashes has flared up at around 12:00 am local time and it lasted for one hour with both rival sides exchanged heavy machine-guns and other sorts of weapons, the residents have terrified the sounds of gunfire" witnesses told Somalinet office in Mogadishu. The cause of the latest skirmishes came after presidential guards of the government ordered local militia to leave a checkpoint near to the presidential palace and they gave objection to that order where then militia from Manas military camp near Baidoa has taken away a rifle from the road blockers. Local official said. The local militia who set up the checkpoint launched an attack on guards at presidential building where they met a strong resistance. The chief of the local clan whose men were involving in the battle Chief Samow Abdi Garun was confirmed to have died in clashes as he was trying to prevent his militia from the assault. An official from local militia admitted that five of dead people were their militia but on the government side, no one knows about their casualty yet. Posted by: Fred 2006-06-10 |
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