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Suspected Al-Shabaab attack in Somalia leaves 7 Ethnic Oromos dead
2024-02-12
05/02/2024
[ShabelleMedia] An overnight attack in the border town of Beled-Hawo within the Gedo region has left at least seven Ethnic Oromos dead while six others were maimed.

The local security forces launched an investigation into the suspected al-Shabaab
... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
raid that targeted a village predominantly inhabited by people from the Oromo ethnic community.

The maimed have been admitted to the main city hospital for treatment. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the assault which took place in the border town.

The situation was tense on Monday morning as police were on a mission to arrest the culprits of the attack and their co-plotters who were mixing with the local population.
Related:
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Beled-Hawo: 2023-02-26 Three suspects arrested in the murder of military official
Beled-Hawo: 2021-01-26 Fighting intensifies in border town as troops launch counter-offensive
Related:
Gedo region: 2023-10-18 Senior officials injured in Al-Shabaab attack in Somalia
Gedo region: 2023-10-13 Soldiers killed along Kenya-Somalia border
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