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| Casualties reported in Baidoa festivities |
| 2013-07-19 |
| Baidoa, Somalia -- Armed confrontation in Bay regional capital of Baidoa left several casualties when around three persons including the Deputy Mayor of Baidoa district were injured in a shootout between Somali Federal government soldiers and the security guards of Baidoa’s Deputy Mayor, Garowe Online reports. Eyewitnesses in Baidoa told the media that the armed confrontation was intense and interrupted the movement of people and businesses. “The confrontation caused the injury of several persons from both sides, it began when the Somali government soldiers quarreled with contractors rehabilitating Baidoa livestock market,” an eyewitness said. Reliable sources in Baidoa told Garowe Online that the Deputy Mayor of Baidoa Mohamed Hassan is in critical condition and it is expected to be flown him to Mogadishu for medical treatment. The situation returned to normal although the rehabilitation work of Baidoa livestock market temporarily stopped. This incident was the first of its kind and comes two days after Ethiopian troops vacated Baidoa. |
| Posted by:Steve White |