Mogadishu raid nets 22 al-Shabaab members, 1 civilian killed

Friday, November 7, 2014

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Somali security forces arrested 82 terror suspects, including 22 al-Shabaab militants, in a sweep of several Mogadishu neighbourhoods over the past few days, Ministry of National Security spokesperson Mohamed Yusuf Osman said Thursday (November 6th).

Osman told reporters that the security forces arrested 82 terror suspects and seized a weapons cache during operations in Hodan, Howlwadag, Warta Nabada, Yaqshi and Heliwa districts.

"After in-depth interrogations we found that of the 82 suspects, 22 were al-Shabaab members," he said according to Garowe Online.

The security forces also took control of two garages and five cars intended for use in terror operations, he said.

Meanwhile, Somali National Security and Intelligence Agency officers shot and killed Qur'an school teacher Sheikh Hassan Ahmed during a raid Wednesday in Dharkenley district, Somalia's RBC Radio reported.

"Unfortunately there was an accident in which security forces shot and killed a civilian," said Dharkenley District Commissioner Adan Mohamed Omar, adding that the responsible officer "will be brought to justice".

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