Four Suspects Captured in Somali Capital

Author:
United Nations
Publisher:
United Nations
Publication Date:
22 March 2012
Tags:
Somalia, Arms and Military Affairs, Conflict, Peace and Security, International Organizations and Africa, Religion

A soldier stands over the weapons seized from four suspected members of Al Shabaab, the Islamic insurgent group, in Mogadishu, Somalia. The militants, all in their mid-twenties, were captured during joint security operation by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali security services. They were found in possession of a rocket-propelled grenade, two sub-machine guns and 84 rounds of ammunition.

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