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Somali soldiers killed MP Yusuf, says security Ministry
2015-05-25
Follow-up on this story from yesterday, when it was not yet known who dunnit.
[Shabelle] A lawmaker Yusuf Mohamed was reported to have been killed and another was injured by government forces on Maka Al Mukarama road in Mogadishu, security ministry spokesman said.

Somalia’s security ministry spokesman, Mohamed Yusuf told journalists that government soldiers sprayed fire on a car carrying 2 parliamentarians in Mogadishu, killing MP and injured another.

Mr. Mohamed denied that Al Shabaab militants carried out the assault in which killed legislator Yusuf Mohamed, describing Al Shabab claims as “absurd one”.

He stressed that Somalia National Intelligence and security agency forces injured at least 6 military troops who were accused of being behind the attack on the MPs in Mogadishu.

The incident was not targeted to the lawmakers but a committee has been appointed to investigate how the attack happened, according to security ministry spokesman, Mr. Yusuf.

The ministry’s word comes a day after Al Shabaab militants claimed to have killed Somalia MP and injured another one in a drive by shooting in Mogadishu.
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