Al-Shabab fighters have attacked several police stations and security checkpoints in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, officials and the armed group said – a show of force as the country prepares to hold a long-delayed presidential election.
State television on Wednesday reported that five people, including two children, were killed in two attacks: one at a police station in the Kahda district and another at a target in the Darusalam district.
The al-Qaeda-linked group carries out frequent attacks against the government and last week attacked a minibus carrying election delegates.
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Source: Alarabiya News