Somalia: Local Vigilantes And Unknown Gunmen Clash in Mogadishu

Mogadishu — Heavy gunfire exchanges between unknown gunmen and local vigilantes have occurred in al-Baraka neighborhood at the center of Mogadishu on Thursday.

The clash occurred after unknown gunmen riding in a van parked in the neighborhood, intending to fire mortars at the government and Ethiopian bases in Mogadishu, witnesses said.

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