Somalia: Five Family Members Killed in a Cold-Blood Murder

MOGADISHU [SMN] - Unknown Gunmen killed a family of five last night in a locality in the Middle Shabelle region, south of Somalia.

According to the locals, the family was killed in the village of Halule, which is part of the War-sheikh district of the region.

The civilians were killed amid a clan conflict that broke out in the region this month after the murder of a prominent tribal elder.

The gunman who killed the family members escaped from the scene. There have been calls for an end to the inter-clan feud.

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