Heavily armed militants from the Al Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab have launched an ambush attack on a military convoy carrying Somali and African Union troops near Afgoye district in Lower Shabelle region on Thursday.
The local residents in Afgoye told Radio Shabelle that the attack which took place at Bagdad area has led to a heavy exchange of gunfire between the two sides which caused unspecified casualties.
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