(SomaliNet) One person was killed and three others were wounded in armed confrontations, which rocked parts of the Somalia capital Mogadishu between the transitional government troops and the local insurgents overnight, local official and residents said on Saturday. The latest skirmishes happened in Huriwa district, north of the capital and in Dharkenley district, southwest of the city where the rival sides exchanged heavy weaponry. The victims were all civilians whose houses were hit by stray bullets, according to the residents.
One person died and three others wounded in the Dharkenley district gun battle last night while no one was reported hurt in the Huriwa clashes, said General Abdiwahid Mohamed Hussein, the police spokesman adding that unknown armed killed one civilian man in his house in Huriwa. “The police forces arrested many suspects and are now under investigations over the murder and they will soon find the criminals,” said Mohamed. Mr. Mohamed said the government soldiers received no casualty from the latest fighting.
Elsewhere in Somalia capital, remote controlled roadside bomb exploded near the main airport in Mogadishu on Saturday morning. The bomb targeted on government convoy passing over there. There was no immediate casualty from the latest bomb attack as the area was cordoned off by the soldiers who began searching for any suspects after the incident.
Also eight teachers were arrested after the security forces raided their school in Hodan district, south of the capital this morning, residents told Somalinet. They were all blind folded and chained and taken to unknown destination. It is not yet clear why the teachers of the Imamu-Nabawi primary school were apprehended.