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Gunmen Open Fire On Civilian Passenger Bus In Somalia, 4 Killed
[RADIOSHABELLE] At least four innocent civilians perished after person or persons unknown have opened fire on a passenger bus in Southern Somalia on Thursday, witnesses and Police said.The bus came under attack on a road leading to Lantaburo area in Lower Shabelle region, a hotbed of the Al Qaeda-linked holy warrior group Al-Shabaab ...  an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia..."Men armed with AK-47 rifles wearing face masks fired on a four-wheel drive vehicle carrying passengers on a desolate road near Lantaburo location in eastern Lower Shabelle region," said a resident who spoke to Radio Shabelle by phone. The button men kidnapped five passengers after the shooting. Men, women, and children are among the dead and injured, local officials said. It is not yet clear the motive behind the shooting of the bus, and no group has so far grabbed credit for the deadly attack. This comes amid an intense military operation against Al-Shabaab in Lower Shabelle region by Somali troops, along with African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... peacekeepers. Posted by: Fred 2018-03-23 |
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