Somalia: Hundreds of People Begin Fleeing From Marka Town

Hundreds of people have begun fleeing from Marka town in Lowe Shabelle region in south of Somalia after AMISOM troops killed at least 15 unarmed civilians in an attack on wedding part on the town.

Somalia's Marka deputy financial affairs, Abdikarim Hussein Hassan told Shabelle Media based in Mogadishu that African Union troops' shelling and killing had forced hundreds of local residents to evacuate from their houses.

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