At least twenty people have been arrested in a massive security operation carried out by Somali troops in the central Somali town of Bula-Burde, an official said Wednesday.Confirming the incident, Bulo-Burde district commissioner Abdulaziz Durow said the troops launched a house-to-house search across the city and detained 20 people on suspicion of being Al shabaab members.
“The operation was aimed at securing the town and protect Al shabaab attacks. The suspects are being interrogated at the police station. The innocents will freed soon and the everyone found guilty will be put on trail,” said Mr Durow.
Bulo-burde, is a former al shabaab stronghold located in central Somalia’s Hiiraan region, some 200km (125 miles) north of the Somali capital, Mogadishu.