Somali lawmaker wounded in assassination attempt in Mogadishu

Hiiraan Online
Saturday, November 07, 2015

File: Somalia Capital Mogadishu

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MOGADISHU (HOL) - Unidentified gunmen have seriously wounded a Somali legislator in an assassination attempt in Mogadishu, the latest in series of attacks targeting the country's legislative body members, police said Saturday.

According to police officials, Mohamed Ahmed Gurhan was shot from a moving vehicle in Hamarweyne district as he walked near his residence.

The officials in Mogadishu said security forces were pursuing the attackers who escaped by car after the attack.

Medical sources in Mogadishu told HOL that the wounded MP was in a stable condition as doctors were struggling to save him.

Somalia’s Al-Qaeda Affiliated group of Al-shabaab have claimed for the attack's responsibility which comes as hundreds of soldiers were deployed across the city to prevent furhter attacks by the militants.

The Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabab group often carries out such attacks targeting Somali officials and African Union forces protecting the government

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