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Amisom To Investigate Somalia Killings by manuel80(m): 9:55pm On Dec 19, 2016 |
The African Union (AU) says it is investigating
two separate incidents in which its troops
allegedly killed 11 civilians in Somalia.
An AU armoured vehicle reportedly crashed into
a house killing a mother and five children in the
southern port of Marka on Sunday.
Earlier, soldiers allegedly fired into a minibus
killing six passengers.
Thousands of AU soldiers are in Somalia to help
the government fight Islamist militant group al-
Shabab.
Although some residents say five people died in
the incident in Marka, the governor says six
people were killed.
"An Amisom vehicle ran into a family house
killing a mother and five children," Marka district
governor, Hassan Omar Moalin told the BBC
Somali service.
He said the incident occurred after an explosion
had targeted the AU convoy.
In the first incident, one resident said soldiers
had opened fire on a minibus killing all six
passengers in Qoryooley town in the Lower
Shabelle region on Sunday.
"AMISOM notes with concern the unfortunate
incident in Qoryooley where civilians lost their
lives in an attack," the mission said in a tweet.
Amisom added that it was "investigating the
allegations against its troops and gathering
further facts and information before releasing a
comprehensive statement".
AMISOM- African Union Mission In Somalia http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38364200 |
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