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| Somalia: Ethio-Som Troops Stretch Mogadishu Road, President Attacked |
| 2008-06-13 |
| Following Ethiopian and Somali troops have extended into Makara Almukarramah Main Street in Mogadishu to safeguard government officials wanted to pass that road abrupt heavy fighting has erupted that coincided at the departure time of Somali president Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed Thursday morning according to the residents. "Heavy artillery and gunfire weapons started as the president's convoys were close to the international Mogadishu airport where he wanted to fly from" the spokesman of somalia president Husein Mohamed Mohamud "Hubsires" told Shabelle English service" the president was unharmed. The official added that suspected islamist fighters have violently begin attack from northern side of KM4 in Mogadishu that close to the airport and the government -Ethiopian answered that attack. Unofficial reports said that AMISOM troops also fired mortars from the airport to the islamists attacked the soldiers. "I can perceive bang sounds of mortars being fired from the direction of the airport where AMISOM troops based" KM4 resident Sadiya Adan Jimale told Shabelle English service by phone" we put our chests on the ground." |
| Posted by:Fred |