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3 AMISOM soldiers killed as armored vehicle falls off Shabelle river bridge | |
2014-02-23 | |
MOGADISHU -- Three African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeepers were confirmed dead after their armored vehicle fell off Shabelle river bridge in Lower Shabelle region town of Janale on Friday afternoon, Garowe Online reports. Janale Mayor, Mohamed Idiris Abdi has on Saturday told the media that the vehicle carrying AMISOM soldiers plunged into Shabelle river, killing three soldiers and wounding four others. "The speedy AMISOM
Somali government troops aided by Ugandan forces liberated Janale town which lies 90 km from Mogadishu from Al Qaeda linked Al Shabaab fighters in Septemper 2013. | |
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