Somalia: National Intelligence and Security Agency arrests 8, including Ugandan linked to Al-Shabaab


The National Intelligence and Security Agency [NISA] said it detained eight people in connection with the Al-Qaeda-linked militant group, Al-Shabaab.

In a statement, NISA said the suspects were traveling in a car that was intercepted in Afgoye, 30 kilometers west of Mogadishu while transporting electronics to Al-Shabaab. NISA stepped up a crackdown on Al-Shabaab sleeping cells in the government-controlled towns in Somalia, a move that decreased dramatically the car bombings in Mogadishu.

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Source: Shabelle Media Network